President Trump is attending ‘Nerd Prom,’ the nickname for the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. It will be held at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The president will be seated among some of his most outspoken critics. It won't be a friendly crowd. This event is seen as the corrupt media’s annual pilgrimage. It’s the hajj for the fake news. And there might be some drama, as the president is expected to present an award to a paper he sued.
It’s the Wall Street Journal. They won the inaugural Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability (via WHCA):
Drama at this year's White House Correspondents Dinner:
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) April 13, 2026
The Wall Street Journal is being awarded the The Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for its reporting on the "bawdy" letter that Trump set Epstein.
Trump, who sued the Journal over this story, is…
The White House Correspondents’ Association is pleased to announce the creation of a new award to honor in-depth investigative and accountability reporting.
The Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability will be presented for the first time at the association’s annual dinner on Saturday, April 25. The detailed Call for Entries will be posted soon.
“Katharine Graham was a towering figure in journalism who courageously supported reporters and editors in the quest to hold those in power accountable,” said Jonathan Karl, the president of the association. “I am thrilled to announce the creation of an award to recognize and honor the kind of fearless journalism Katharine Graham dedicated her life to promoting.”
The prize, approved by the WHCA board, will recognize an individual or newsgathering team for coverage of subjects and events of significant national or regional importance in line with the human and professional qualities exemplified by the late Katharine Graham, the distinguished former publisher of The Washington Post.
The $10,000 annual prize has been endowed in perpetuity through a generous donation from Jeff Bezos to the White House Correspondents’ Association.
Trump sued the WSJ over their story about the Epstein birthday card, which hasn’t been verified. A judge later dismissed the suit. Presenting this award to the paper could be one of the most surreal moments in the history of this dinner, or he might outright refuse and have a surrogate accept it.
