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The White House Correspondents' Association announced Saturday that its
annual dinner will not feature comedian Amber Ruffin, nearly two months
after it announced her as its selection.

In fact, this year's show won't have any comedic performances at all.

Eugene Daniels, president of the WHCA, told members that the association's board unanimously voted to remove the comedic performance for the April 26 event.

"At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus
is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues
for their outstanding work and providing scholarship and mentorship to the next generation of journalists," he said.

Daniels, who did not mention Ruffin by name in the memo, said the board is planning a "re-envisioning of our dinner," adding that he will reveal more details later.

Ruffin, who hosted a talk show on Peacock and has been a longtime writer
and performer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers," did not immediately
comment about the cancellation of her performance, which the WHCA had announced in February. She has long lampooned and poked fun at Washington politics, especially the Trump administration, during her routines.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-correspondents-association- drops-amber-ruffin-2025/story?id=120297927
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