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Comedian dropped by White House correspondents hits back: ‘I would have been so terrifically mean’ Headline from The Guardian, on the newest of 2 developments
Amber Ruffin skewers journalists who canceled her skit, mocking their subservience to Trump
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Mar 29, 2025
Comedian Amber Ruffin pulled from White House Correspondents
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Comedian dropped by White House correspondents hits back: ‘I would have been so terrifically mean’
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Rolling Stone
Amber Ruffin Dropped From Hosting White House Correspondents Dinner After Podcast Appearance ↗ (opens Rolling Stone) Published Mar 28, 2025
Rolling Stone's feed description The White House Correspondents Association announced Saturday that this year's correspondents dinner would no longer be hosted by Amber Ruffin.
CBS News
Comedian Amber Ruffin pulled from White House Correspondents ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Mar 29, 2025
CBS News's feed description White House Correspondents Association President Eugene Daniels said that the WHCA board had "unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year."
Black Enterprise
Comedian Amber Ruffin Dropped From White House Correspondents' Dinner Lineup ↗ (opens Black Enterprise) Published Mar 29, 2025
Black Enterprise's feed description The White House Correspondents' dinner will likely go without a comedian or Trump as the organization cancels Amber Ruffin performance.
NewsBusters
SHOCK: Comedian Amber Ruffin CANNED from White House Correspondents Dinner ↗ (opens NewsBusters) Published Mar 30, 2025
Same headline from 1 more outlet NewsBusters's feed description In a shocking turn-around, the White House Correspondents’ Association can
The Guardian
Comedian dropped by White House correspondents hits back: ‘I would have been so terrifically mean’ ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Mar 31, 2025
The Guardian's feed description Amber Ruffin skewers journalists who canceled her skit, mocking their subservience to Trump
The Hill
Amber Ruffin on being dropped from Correspondents’ dinner: ‘When people take away your rights … you’re supposed to call it out’ ↗ (opens The Hill) Published Mar 31, 2025
The Hill's feed description Amber Ruffin is speaking out publicly for the first time since being dropped as this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner’s entertainer, mocking the media and saying she would have been “terrifically mean” in her remarks.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Amber Ruffin Responds to Being Dropped from White House Correspondents’ Dinner: “I Would Have Been So Terrifically Mean” ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter) Published Mar 31, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description Amber Ruffin responds to being canceled as the entertainer for this year's White House Correspondents Dinner.
Breitbart News
Amber Ruffin Mocks WHCA for Dropping Her From Dinner After She Called Trump Staffers ‘Murders’ ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Mar 31, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description Amber Ruffin, comedienne and longtime Late Night with Seth Myers writer, is still seething after she was dropped from the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner later this month..
Legal Insurrection
Amber Ruffin Dropped From White House Correspondents Dinner ↗ (opens Legal Insurrection) Published Mar 31, 2025
Legal Insurrection's feed description Ruffin is a notorious anti-right and anti-President Donald Trump comedian.
Breitbart News
Amber Ruffin Mocks WHCA for Dropping Her from Dinner After She Called Trump Staffers ‘Murderers’ ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Mar 31, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description Amber Ruffin, comedienne and longtime Late Night with Seth Myers writer, is still seething after she was dropped from the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner later this month..
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