Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

“Trump quickly filed a $20 billion lawsuit against the Journal, revealing reporter Khadeeja Safdar’s home address,” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said while presenting the award.

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“Trump quickly filed a $20 billion lawsuit against the Journal, revealing reporter Khadeeja Safdar’s home address,” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said while presenting the award. The moment came when CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer announced that The Wall Street Journal had won the 2026 Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for the newspaper's big scoop on Trump's past relationship with Epstein -- the late convicted pedophile financier.

Trump just smiled and shrugged his shoulders after Blitzer told the crowd the prez had filed a $20 billion lawsuit against The Journal, which included the home address of Khadeeja Safdar -- one of the reporters on the groundbreaking story. The moment came when CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer announced that The Wall Street Journal had won the 2026 Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for the newspaper's big scoop on Trump's past relationship with Epstein -- the late convicted pedophile financier.

Trump just smiled and shrugged his shoulders after Blitzer told the crowd the prez had filed a $20 billion lawsuit against The Journal, which included the home address of Khadeeja Safdar -- one of the reporters on the groundbreaking story.

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Operative Telegram Feed Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/25/media/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-speech-whcd 2026-07-25T12:35:25.467Z President Donald Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Friday night. As WSJ reported, Epstein was given a photo album for his 50th birthday that contained the letter with a drawing of a naked woman and Trump's purported signature ... you can see it above. As WSJ reported, Epstein was given a photo album for his 50th birthday that contained the letter with a drawing of a naked woman and Trump's purported signature ... you can see it above. Do I HAVE A SAY?" 🤣🤣 Video — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) Jul 25, 2026

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He claimed to be singlehandedly keeping the news business afloat, commenting, “When I’m gone, you’re all going to be broke.” “Nobody gives a damn about anybody else,” he said, and proceeded to count how many stories on The New York Times front page are about him. Some attendees said they were surprised that Trump didn’t bring more original material, given how highly anticipated the dinner was, in part because his attendance ended his years-long boycott of the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual fundraiser. He claimed to be singlehandedly keeping the news business afloat, commenting, “When I’m gone, you’re all going to be broke.” “Nobody gives a damn about anybody else,” he said, and proceeded to count how many stories on The New York Times front page are about him.

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CNN will continue to exercise this right.” Trump also gave shoutouts to media executives whom he views as allies, namely Larry and David Ellison, who took control of Paramount last year and are now trying to buy Warner Bros. CNN will continue to exercise this right.” Trump also gave shoutouts to media executives whom he views as allies, namely Larry and David Ellison, who took control of Paramount last year and are now trying to buy Warner Bros.