“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,” WHCA President Eugene Daniels said upon announcing the change.

Instead, they used the night to pretend to care about the First Amendment and act as if they’re doing Yeoman’s work to hold the government accountable, which couldn’t be further from the truth.

As trust in the media is at an all-time low, Eugene Daniels, the Queen President of the Association, desperately tried to humanize the dishonest leftist media in a defensive manner. “What we are not is the opposition, what we are not is the enemy of the people, and what we are not is the enemy of the state,” he cried.

Daniels: We journalists are a lot of things. We are competitive and pushy, we are impatient, and sometimes we think we know everything. But we’re also human. We miss our families and significant life moments in service to this job. We care deeply about accuracy and take seriously the heavy responsibility of being stewards of the public’s trust. What we are not is the opposition, what we are not is the enemy of the people, and what we are not is the enemy of the state.

Daniels was indirectly calling out the Trump Administration for hostility toward the leftist press.

White House Correspondents’ Association President Eugene Daniels: “We journalists are a lot of things. We are competitive and pushy. We are impatient and sometimes we think we know everything…What we are not is the opposition. What we are not is the enemy of people. What we are not is the enemy of the state.”

White House Correspondents’ Association President Eugene Daniels: “We don’t invite presidents of the United States to this because it’s for them.”

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Indirectly calling out Trump Admin; skipped WH Correspondents’ Assoc dinner amid AP & anti-Trump comedian