Trump will skip the White House correspondents dinner for the second year

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“The White House has informed us that the president does not plan to participate in this year’s dinner but that he will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend,” Margaret Talev, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, said in a statement on Friday.

The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, plans to appear in Mr. Trump’s stead.