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Administration was bad and the media didn't care. when donald trump lightly consider it sideses the press -- >> of course the media cares. >> they boycotted him, they freak out about the press dinner. it is that difference in how they rereacted to president obama. >> i believe when fox was quote unquote frozen out of the white house correspondence, the rest of the media came to fox's defense. >> yes, as fox did to cnn. >> when it comes to actions taken and attempts to spy on reporters, the obama administration was very bad. the media didn't have the same reaction to it that they do to the trum...

Of weeks. and as you heard there, he's not planning on going. the question is that the right decision? because back through history, this is one time a year the press corps gets together with the president. they let their hair down as you said, ed, you poke fun at each other. everyone relaxes and enjoys that night. but the relationship is very different now with president trump and the media. unlike we have ever seen before. pete: ed, how do your colleagues in the media feel. ed: people up in arms because they wish the president would go. i believe he is the first president since ronald reagan...

♪ ♪ >> harris: hey, the white house is saying president trump will join d.c.'s media elite to attend next month's annual gridiron club dinner. it will be his first appearance at a press dinner since taking office. the president says no decision on whether or not he will attend the white house correspondent's dinner in april. he skilled skipped it last year. he held a rally instead you may remember. i'm joined by howie kurtz, host of media buzz and the author of media madness, donald trump the press and the war over the truth. great to see you as always, howie. >> hi. >> i would think and i...

Saying he hasn't been charged with anything so that's okay. the average person on the street you sty yourself as a federal investigation. the fbi is involved. this is kind of guilt that comes over you that people treat you differently and they are kind of reluctant to be with you. now, obviously the president -- he has a different platform than most of us for that even the average every day client that gets caught up in a federal investigation, it's extremely frustrating. the kind of emotional part of it is half the battle, frankly, when you represent someone in that position because their lev...

>> there's a five-year-old kid i heard about who watches my show because he thinks the show really is let's play hardball. that's what he likes to hear. >> it's really good. >> but everybody has to stop. wherever she is, at 7:00 to hear what you're going to say. >> did i ever tell you a story about your father? we're ready to go to war over afghanistan in a big fight. i came in with my tux on. we were all going to the press dinner. and i felt an equal. i go over. i'm just a speech writer. i go over to see him, ensaid can you approve this speech. you know. he reads it and says, we're calling hi...