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In a rare occurrence, PresidentJoe Biden, first ladyJill Biden, Vice PresidentKamala Harrisand second gentlemanDoug Emhoffwill all attend the White House Correspondents' Association’s annual dinner in April, PEOPLE has learned.
The White House confirmed the news Wednesday, noting that it will be the first time each of the four key figures in an administration are present at the event since 2016, when the Obamas and Bidens both attended (prior to that, the president, vice president and their spouses were all in attendance in 2006 and 2009).
“It’s an honor to be a part of a long-running tradition of celebrating those members of the media, who work so hard to uncover the truth, and hold our government accountable,” Wood Jr., 44, said in a release announcing the news. “It will be a great night that will go down in the history books, or not, depending on which state you live in.”
The Bidens attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2022.Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
During the first three years of his term, Trump snubbed the gathering, telling reporters in 2019 that it was “too negative.” His White House staffers also began avoiding the event after Wolf’s turn as emcee in 2018.
The 2020 and 2021 WHCA events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual event is held in support of the White House press corps, scholarships for the next generation of aspiring journalists and awards that highlight significant work in political journalism.
source: people.com
