White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attends the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

ABC journalist Rachel Scott attends the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

White House Bureau Chief for Politico Dasha Burns attends the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Crews resurface the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with a new blue coating in Washington, DC on April 25, 2026. Workers on April 25 began resurfacing the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with "American flag blue" pool material after an order from US President Donald Trump. The $1.5 million project, part of preparations for the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4, is expected to take about three weeks. (Photo by Oliver CONTRERAS / AFP via Getty Images)

NBC journalist Lester Holt attends the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife actress Cheryl Hines attend the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

CNN's Chief National Affairs Analyst Kasie Hunt attends the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Former White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley and Jordan Rachel attend the White House Correspondents' dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. US President Donald Trump is attending the annual gala of the political press for the first time while in office. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)