Trump unveils details of counter-meeting for White House correspondents' dinner

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would travel to Wisconsin for the rally he will be hosting instead of attending the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.

His re-election campaign unveiled the details of next Saturday's event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as most of Washington's media outlets go to the annual journalism celebration Trump has scorned since is president.

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Although he attended the event acclaimed by the stars several times before standing for election, including in 2011, while he was accused of promoting the conspiracy theory that the ## 147 ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, he broke with tradition for years. attend only one dinner since he's become president. Instead, he organized competitions with his supporters.

Several weeks ago, Trump had announced to the press that he would not attend the event "because the dinner is so boring and so negative", saying "we are going to hold a very positive rally at the place".

Last year, Trump sent press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to her place, where she was sitting, comedian Michelle Wolf, the star host of the evening, made jokes about the appearance of Sanders who, said a lot, were below the belt.

The White House Correspondents' Association bristled at Wolf's post and last year Ron Presnow, the presidential historian and author, would be the spokesman for this year, breaking with the tradition of host a comedian who usually targets the president and others in Washington.

The president's decision to hold his rival rally in Wisconsin is a nod to his re-election efforts ahead of next year's elections. Trump made the Red State for the first time in three decades in 2016. The Democrats aim to recover the state in 2020 after a promising performance in the Midwest at the mid-point of last year.

In a press release promoting the rally, the Trump campaign announced that it would be its 18th statewide edition and its third in Green Bay since launching its presidential race in 2015, and touting the benefits of the policies of his administration for the country.

"Under President Trump's leadership, paycheques are now growing twice as fast for those in the lower half of the income spectrum. Unemployment has reached generational lows and the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will open Canadian dairy markets to farmers across Wisconsin, "campaign director Michael Glassner said.