‘Can they laugh at his jokes?’ D.C. correspondents might fear grilling from Trump at annual dinner

President Donald Trump makes remarks at a black-tie dinner for the nation’s governors, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House photo by Andrea Hanks)

Reporters based by their news organizations in Washington, D.C., routinely grill President Donald Trump and his administration, sometimes asking wild and unreasonable questions.

In the Trump administration they’re often scolded when they hit extremes.

But now they very well could be in for some uncomfortable questions themselves...