The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is this Saturday. The annual ritual — black tie, awards, scholarships, self-congratulation, a little gallows humor about the state of the business.

And this year, sitting in the room, soaking up every second of it, will be Donald Trump. A man who has called those same reporters “the enemy of the people.” Who has suggested they should be jailed. Who has mocked them, targeted them, tried to sideline them, leaned on their corporate bosses, and worked to make their jobs harder if not impossible.

And now they’re hosting him. The guest of honor. Like the Avengers celebrating heroism with Thanos.

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