President Donald Trump joked about a fourth presidential term, pulling on a red “Trump 2028” hat during the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington on Friday.
Trump Ties ‘Fourth Term’ Joke to Renewed 2020 Fraud Claims
“I’m pleased to announce my intention… to run for a fourth term,” Trump said as he put on a bright red “Trump 2028″ hat. He described it as “somewhat of a scoop,” although he made the announcement during an hour-long session of jokes and criticism aimed at the press.
President Trump called it “fourth term” referring to him winning the 2020 Presidential election, as they were “rigged” — a claim he has repeatedly made that contradicts with the March 2021 assessment from the U.S. National Intelligence Council, coordinated with the CIA, FBI, DHS and NSA.
The 22nd Amendment bars more than two elected terms.
The event, relocated from the Washington Hilton, was postponed in April after gunfire forced an evacuation, prompting heightened security and a smaller venue for the rescheduled dinner.
Trump also said he’d return to next year’s dinner and voiced support for congressional term limits.
Press Corps Takes the Brunt
In his speech, Trump renewed his criticism that CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “never smiles,” a line he first used earlier this year after she pressed him on the Jeffrey Epstein case. He also shook hands with the Wall Street Journal reporting team he is currently suing for defamation over their Epstein coverage, and repeated past digs at CNN’s Jake Tapper and the Journal’s Josh Dawsey.
The president also mocked former President Joe Biden over his public stumbles. He also joked that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally provided the beef served at the dinner after running over the cow himself.
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