Trump praises ‘amazing job’ done by reporters despite attacks on media at press dinner

Speech marks the first time president has addressed White House correspondents’ dinner in his two termsDonald Trump, who has regularly attacked the press over its coverage of him and his presidency, praised journalists for doing an “amazing job” as he addressed the White House correspondents’ dinner.A day after the Trump administration abandoned, for now, an extraordinary bid to subpoena reporters over their coverage, the US president attended the rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner – an annual celebration of press freedom – in Washington on Friday evening. Continue reading...