We all know liberal White House reporters are melodramatic and utterly obsessed with themselves, but the lethal combination of narcissism and their Hollywood flair for drama have now reached absurd levels.

Reporters, lawmakers, and maybe even some big-wig celebrities will gather Saturday for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a ritzy event best described as prom for nerds who didn’t have fun at their actual high school proms. (Subscribe to MR. RIGHT, a weekly newsletter about modern masculinity)

Amid fears of a tariff-fueled recession and the perceived second coming of Adolf Hitler, however, White House reporters are apparently feeling extra melodramatic: Trump is so bad that they are not just giving each other supportive hugs — they’re holding on a little longer, squeezing a little tighter, making sure their pals are okay as American democracy crumbles all around them.

A quote to Politico about tomorrow night’s WHCD: “It feels like people are looking for a reason to be together. It sounds cheesy, but folks seem to be holding on a little bit longer in hugs.”

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A so-called “ace Washington observer” told Politico “there’s no/low expectations” for nerd prom, while a separate White House reporter said the “vibe is more serious” this year.

“It feels like people are looking for a reason to be together. It sounds cheesy, but folks seem to be holding on a little bit longer in hugs,” Politico was told.

“It sounds cheesy.” Yes, of course it does. It’s actually beyond cheesy — it’s completely ridiculous.

Then again, White House reporters have had a really tough go of it in the first few months of the new Trump administration.

In late February, Karoline Leavitt said the administration’s press team — not the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) — would determine which media outlets participate in the coveted “press pool” and have access to the president in more intimate settings.

Brutal.

Late March was even worse when the White House did the unthinkable and *gasp* announced plans to change the seating arrangement of the briefing room. The WHCA also excluded anti-Trump comedian Amber Ruffin from appearing at the dinner after she promised to go into full liberal hack mode.

“At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure that the focus is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues for their outstanding work and providing scholarship and mentorship to the next generation of journalists,” WHCA president Eugene Daniels said of the decision to drop the comedian.

So there will be no comedy routine at the dinner Saturday, no focus on politics nor fun at all. Just super serious vibes and long hugs all around.

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