Trump's relationship with the media on display at Correspondents' Dinner

NPR | By Tamara Keith,

Published July 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM EDT

President Trump is set to speak tonight at the rescheduled White House Correspondents dinner despite his difficult relationship with the press.

Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Folkenflik is NPR's media correspondent.