March 3 (UPI) -- For the first time as president, Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner after boycotting the event during his first term and the first year of his second term in office.
Trump announced he would attend the April 25 event in a statement published on his Truth Social platform, saying he accepted the invitation "in honor of our Nation's 250th Birthday."
The annual awards ceremony and fundraising event for journalism scholarships goes back to the 1920s. With few exceptions, the sitting president attends the event. Since 1983, the dinner has adopted a roast-style format involving a comedian making jokes about the administration. The sitting president is also expected to give a humorous speech that often pokes fun at themselves and their political rivals.
"Will be fun!" White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X in response to Trump's announcement.
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