JONATHAN CAPEHART (HOST): Before we go, I have to ask you all, the president let it be known he will not be going to “nerd prom” this year, that is the White House Correspondents' Dinner. “I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!” That's sort of like the nasty gram he sent me with the best wishes, Donald Trump. He hates the press, derides the press as fake news. How big a deal is this? Or is this just too much inside the Beltway media naval gazing?
ERIC BOEHLERT: I think this dinner in and of itself usually does not have major political repercussions and doesn't stand for anything other than a nerd prom. But this year it did. I think frankly the dinner should have been canceled a while ago when Trump announced he was going to wage war with the press. He's trying to destroy the free press in this country. That's not the scenario you want where you want to invite Trump in and have laughs and have drinks. So I don't think it looks good for anybody at this point.
