The White House will not hold its traditional holiday party for members of the press, it announced Thursday, with Fox News reporting that President Trump canceled the event.
“The White House Christmas press party was not put on the holiday schedule this year,” a White House official said in an emailed statement to The Hill.
The annual White House party for the media has been a tradition for decades as members of the press visited for the invitation-only event. The party’s cancellation marks the latest development in Trump’s ongoing feud with the media, calling negative reports “fake news” and the press the “enemy of the people.”
Read more at The Hill.
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