The Republican Party is slamming Democrats for attacking former President Trump for not attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which is coming Saturday. President Biden is attending. (Getty Images)
The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday told Fox News Digital in response, "The fact that Joe Biden is pandering to journalists by threatening their annual ego-stroking elites fest is pathetic and out of touch, but it goes to show that Democrats can't win on the issues."
"Biden can spend 2024 vacationing in Delaware and rubbing elbows with East Coast elites all he wants, but President Trump and Republicans will continue to talk about the issues that matter and present solutions to Biden's failures on everything from the economy to the border," RNC spokesperson Anna Kelly said.
Trump never attended the event as president. He held a rally with supporters in 2019 instead and even prohibited his administration officials from attending, according to Reuters. It was canceled in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump held a rally during the dinner in 2019 (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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"Fun and jokes aside this weekend, Saturday is also a reminder of what’s at stake with an angry, vengeful Trump on the ballot. He may be a punchline, but he is also a sad, vindictive wannabe authoritarian who shows no respect for the First Amendment – or the Fourth Estate."
The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
The DNC declined to provide additional comment.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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