(FreePressBeacon.com) – In a powerful message against the exclusion of new media, President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt has rejected the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner.
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Leavitt called out the WHCA for monopolizing White House coverage, inhibiting diverse voices.
This stance echoes the need for change in media representation.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she will not attend the WHCA dinner on April 26.
She made this statement during an engaging podcast with Sean Spicer, former White House press secretary under President Donald Trump.
Leavitt labeled the WHCA as a “monetized monopoly” over White House coverage, highlighting their resistance to embrace new and independent media players, Fox News reports.
Initially formed due to a lack of presidential press conferences, Leavitt claims the problem that birthed the WHCA no longer exists.
She criticized the association for its exclusivity and failure to welcome diverse media.
This criticism highlights a significant issue—how the WHCA has restricted many voices and maintained a tight grip on who gets access to the White House.
“[The WHCA] has truly become a monetized monopoly over the White House and the coverage of the president of the United States in America,” Leavitt said, cited by AOL.
Seeking to change these long-standing dynamics, Karoline Leavitt and the current White House administration have received over 15,000 applications for a new media seat in the press briefing room.
The administration is revamping the process of selecting the 13-member press pool, a move that distances it from the WHCA’s traditional control.
This shift in approach has not gone unchallenged.
Eugene Daniels, WHCA board president, criticized Leavitt’s decision as something that “tears at the independence of a free press in the United States.”
However, it could be argued that the true threat to press independence comes from limiting media representation to a select few.
The Trump administration also helped reshape these dynamics by rotating press pool members and removing traditional wire services’ permanent spots, reflecting a desire for broader representation.
Similar actions, like temporarily barring the Associated Press for non-compliance with an executive order, signify ongoing efforts to correct media imbalances.
Karoline Leavitt’s stance and the administration’s actions highlight a pivotal moment in striving to create a more inclusive media landscape that ultimately benefits a diverse American public.
Karoline Leavitt Declines to Attend White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
Why should she go. We all know it will be a venue to insult Trump. Why waste the time?https://t.co/pMQKRMRq69
— Ma'at (@Maat93489673) March 16, 2025
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