President Donald Trump promised during his run for the White House to represent the interests of everyday Americans — not of the D.C. elite. This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a longtime tradition, is now facing some shake-ups from the media and Hollywood in light of the Trump victory.

Often called the “nerd prom” for the political and media elite, the Correspondents’ Dinner is the social event of the year in D.C. Each spring, politicians get a chance to rub elbows with Hollywood stars — and the media get a chance to gush over it all.

Politicians get a chance to rub elbows with Hollywood stars and the media get a chance to gush over it all.

This year will be a little different. Vanity Fair and the New Yorker have canceled their Correspondents’ Dinner-related parties.
Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter told The New York Times, “We’ve taken a break from the dinner in the past.”

The New Yorker has not given an official reason for its cancellation, but it’s not difficult to guess. There are also rumors that more members of the media will boycott the event.

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To add insult to “injury,” “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee has already announced she will be hosting a counter event the same night as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, April 29, and that she will be inviting media, stars, politicians — in other words, the same elite too upset to attend the Trump affair.

Vanity Fair and others may think their “boycotts” hurt the image of Trump or delegitimize his presidency in some way — but the only thing they are helping the president do is fulfill the campaign promises he made to the American people.

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Trump vowed he would not be a friend to the elite inside the Beltway and so far, he has not been. The fact that the media and the Hollywood elites are acting out does nothing but prove a distance between Trump and those who have held cultural power for so long.

Any press boycott of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner means essentially nothing. Trump’s appeal has always been to the common man and woman. He promised to “drain the swamp” — and it looks like it’s happening, both politically and culturally.