One reason Trump is coming to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? He needs us

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisOne reason Trump is coming to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? He needs usAnd as much as reporters don’t want to admit it, our actions show we need him too, Eric Garcia writesFriday 24 April 2026 20:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964591","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-b2964591.html","title":"One reason Trump is coming to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? He needs us"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseRemembering when Obama destroyed Trump at the 2011 White House correspondents dinnerSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMetho...