Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times,President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on July 24. Trump rebutted the longstanding claim that he decided to run for president after former President Barack Obama mocked him at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. ‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’White House Correspondents’ Association outgoing President Weijia Jiang delivered the opening address at the dinner. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is a black-tie gala attended by media personalities, business leaders, celebrities, lawmakers, and Cabinet officials to celebrate the Fourth Estate and White House reporters. The White House Correspondents’ Association was founded in 1914 to protect press freedom and preserve journalists’ access to the White House.