该协会称，美国总统乔·拜登和第一夫人吉尔·拜登将出席下周末在华盛顿举行的白宫记者晚宴宣布的周三在推特上，自2016年以来，第一次有在任总统出席。
该活动于2020年和2021年被取消，原因是新冠肺炎·疫情美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)在总统任期内拒绝了这些晚宴。
2019年4月，特朗普在去加州的路上告诉记者，他第三年不去了，“因为晚宴太无聊了，太消极了，我们要举行一次非常积极的集会。”
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前副总统乔·拜登和他的妻子吉尔·拜登前来发表演讲
通常在4月的最后一个周六举行，两年后的下周六，4月30日，在华盛顿希尔顿酒店举行。喜剧演员特雷弗·诺亚将担任主持人。
一些人认为，2011年的记者晚宴可能推动了特朗普竞选总统，也推动了他对晚宴的鄙视，因为时任总统巴拉克·奥巴马(Barack Obama)让他成为了他整整五分钟的笑话目标。在场的特朗普在听，但没有笑。
“没有人比唐纳德更自豪地解决了这个出生证明问题，”奥巴马当时说。“那是因为他终于可以回到重要的问题上，比如，我们是否伪造了登月?罗斯威尔到底发生了什么?Biggie和Tupac在哪里?”
今年的晚会预计将吸引数百名重量级选手来到华盛顿华盛顿烧烤俱乐部晚餐本月早些时候，这导致了至少80例COVID病例，包括一些政府官员和国会议员。
这与对BA.2变种崛起的担忧不谋而合，特别是拜登政府的运输口罩授权本周被取消。
所有与会者都必须在活动当天出示阴性测试证明，并且需要接种疫苗。
“今年的晚宴将是WHCA自2019年以来的第一次，也是自2016年以来第一次有机会让媒体和总统为了一个美好的事业分享欢笑，”该协会表示说在新闻稿中。
该活动于1921年首次举办，旨在纪念第一修正案，并为新闻节目筹集资金。
Biden to attend White House Correspondents' Dinner, tradition Trump skipped
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner next weekend in Washington, the associationannouncedWednesday on Twitter, the first time a sitting president has attended since 2016.
The event was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and former President Donald Trump snubbed the dinners during his presidency.
In April 2019, Trump told reporters on his way to California that he was skipping for a third year "because the dinner is so boring and so negative that we're going to hold a very positive rally."
Typically held the last Saturday in April, the annual gala returns after two years next Saturday, April 30, at the Washington Hilton. Comedian Trevor Noah is set to host.
Some theorize that the 2011 Correspondents' Dinner may have pushed Trump to run for president -- as well as pushed his disdain for the dinners -- after then-President Barack Obama made him the target of his jokes for five full minutes. Trump, present in the room, was listening but not smiling.
"No one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald," Obama said at the time. "And that's because he can finally get back to the issues that matter, like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?"
This year's gala is expected to draw hundreds of power players to Washington and follows theWashington Gridiron Club dinnerearlier this month that resulted in at least 80 COVID cases, including some administration officials and members of Congress.
It coincides with concerns over a rise of the BA.2 variant, particularly as the Biden administration's transportation mask mandate was struck down this week.
All attendees will have to show proof of a negative test the day of the event, and there is a vaccine requirement.
"This year's dinner will be the WHCA's first since 2019 and offer the first opportunity since 2016 for the press and the president to share a few laughs for a good cause," the associationsaidin a press release.
Held for the first time in 1921, the event is intended to honor the First Amendment and raise money for journalism programs.
