DC Media’s Annual Nerd Prom Has Never Had Less Juice

The annual White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD) will likely have a little less luster in 2025 as White House cryptocurrency czar David Sacks will host his own dinner at the same time, according to Semafor’s Max Tani.

Trump named Sacks, the multi-billionaire co-founder of PayPal, White House cryptocurrency czar in December. He has been a staunch Trump ally, previously hosting fundraisers for Trump during his presidential campaign.

White House Correspondents Dinner counter-programming note: I’ve heard that Trump crypto czar David Sacks is hosting a private dinner in DC on Saturday. WHCD invites are generally coveted by admin officials, obviously the Trump WH has a slightly different attitude..

— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) April 25, 2025

Sacks’ concurrent but separate party is likely another hit to the once-prestigious WHCD after the White House Correspondent’s Association (WHCA) reversed its decision to have anti-Trump comedian Amber Ruffin host the event. (RELATED: The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Was A Monument To Corporate Press’ Self-Importance And Left-Wing Cronyism)

Originally touting Ruffin as his top choice, WHCA President Eugene Daniels flipped, announcing that the association’s board unanimously decided not to have a comedian at all.

“I want to ensure that the focus is not on the politics of division,” he wrote in an email to WHCA reporters.

WHCA President Eugene Daniels notifies the press corps today that this year’s dinner will no longer feature anti-Trump comedian Amber Ruffin. @DailyCaller https://t.co/O0qZ0eqHMx pic.twitter.com/LNbZ0lq3Sl

— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) March 29, 2025

Ruffin told CNN’s Jake Tapper in February that she didn’t want President Donald Trump to appear at the WHCD.

“I don’t know that anyone’s looking forward to being in the same room as him,” she said.

Before the WHCA rescinded Ruffin’s hosting gig, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Daily Caller that Trump was still mulling a decision to attend the WHCD.

🚨NEW🚨 After @presssec tells @dailycaller that Trump is still considering his WHCA dinner invite, anti-Trump comedian Amber Ruffin goes on CNN to say she DOESN’T want him there. https://t.co/bdPkfMoKrM pic.twitter.com/azZbLeC49P

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) February 6, 2025

Trump did not attend the dinner at any point during his first term.