Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times,
President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on July 24.
The event that was originally held on April 25 was abruptly canceled due to an assassination attempt against him.
“I am delighted to be here,” Trump said as he began his speech, which lasted an hour.
“Amazing people, a lot of people that I like. Some I don’t like at all, but I respect most of them. I must say that you do a great job, amazing job, and it’s an honor. As I said three months ago, the show must go on.”
Trump continued his speech with jokes and said, “This place is really the largest group of Trump derangement syndrome people ever put together.”
The rescheduled gala took place at the Waldorf Astoria.
During his speech, Trump said he is the most transparent president in history and took several jabs at the media, joking that many media organizations would be “broke” once he leaves the White House.
“When I’m gone, you’re all going to be broke. Your business model is going to be finished,” the president said.
He took direct aim at CNN's Kaitlin Collins (and 'Fake Tapper'):
"I want to personally congratulate CNN's Kaitlan Collins... I thought she had really made it big with a major new sponsorship, but then I informed her that it wasn't her on the Bud Ligh
