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‘Felt like a hostage situation’: Journalists react to Trump’s attacks on press in WHCD speech
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13:40Now PlayingThe rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner took place and President Trump wasted no time attacking the press in his speech. The President ended his remarks with a so-called “joke” about seeking a fourth term as President. Vanity Fair Washington Correspondent Aidan McLaughlin and Vaughn Hillyard join The Weekend to discuss these unprecedented attacks on the free press.
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