Washington’s “Nerd Prom” comes under protest

April, 25th 2015 Blog

In advance of Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner, protestors confronted the event with signs calling on the Association to dole out more money in scholarships and for news organizations to spend less money on the week’s lavish parties. Watch:

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/125986309?api=1&player_id=player_1&wmode=opaque" width="500" height="281"></iframe>

On Twitter

Nerd Prom: The Movie

@NerdProm

RT @pwgavin: Kudos to @hasanminhaj for politely calling out WHCA's ironic plea to go easy on Trump underneath a banner touting the First Am…
Apr 30 2017 3:31 AM

Nerd Prom: The Movie

@NerdProm

WH staff are following #Trump's lead and skipping the Correspondents' Dinner this April t.co/w6O131Mgxi #WHCA
Apr 5 2017 12:55 AM

Nerd Prom: The Movie

@NerdProm

Major magazines are cancelling annual pre-parties for the @whca's dinner t.co/kQ1r51BjXp #Trump #media
Mar 23 2017 12:50 AM

Nerd Prom: The Movie

@NerdProm

Will the president reconsider his decision NOT to attend the @whca's annual dinner? t.co/N3USXqTvZo #correspondents #dinner
Mar 16 2017 1:07 AM