WHCA’s Trump Diplomacy Looks Weak And Feckless
May 22, 2026·about 1 hour ago·via Columbia Journalism Review

The White House Correspondents’ Association has been trying to maintain diplomacy with Donald Trump, but the question is whether that buys anything beyond more access theater. The dynamic exposes a familiar media habit - posture as watchdogs in public, then scramble for leverage and relevance when power changes hands. That is not accountability, it is institutional self-preservation dressed up as principle. Read more about this...