Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at annual White House media dinner

Public discord over the Israel-Hamas war has produced a noisy protest outside the Washington hotel hosting the annual media dinner for President Joe Biden and journalists, celebrities and politicians. Mr Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents’ Association banquet to jab at his rival, Donald Trump. He followed the jokes with solemn warnings about what he said would happen if Mr Trump won the presidency again. #Biden #MediaDinner #Protest With hundreds of protesters rallying against the war in Gaza outside the event and concerns over the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the perils for journalists covering the conflict, the war hung over this year’s event. But speakers inside made only passing mention of the conflict despite some having to run a gauntlet of demonstrators. Continue reading the full article: