The Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, D.C., snubbed President Donald Trump by refusing to toast to the sitting president, breaking with 140 years of tradition. Gridiron President Judy Woodruff ...

The Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington, D.C., snubbed President Donald Trump by refusing to toast to the sitting president, ...

The annual Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner aims to “singe, not burn” with its skits and musical numbers. That can be a tough when so many people think the world is on fire.

President Trump and most members of his administration steered clear of the annual Gridiron Club dinner on Saturday, where politicians and the press usually toast and lightly roast one another.

Journalists attending Saturday night’s annual Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington snubbed a toast for President Trump, breaking a 140-year-old tradition of toasting the sitting president.

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For the first time in the 140-year history of the Gridiron Club Dinner, those gathered did not offer the traditional toast to the sitting U.S. president. Instead, leading members of the Washington ...

Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the subject of skits at the annual Gridiron Club dinner. Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images With Donald Trump waging a war on the news ...

By Shawn McCreesh Reporting from Washington The annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday featured jokes about President Trump, the breakdown of the global order, Russia, Democrats ...

The annual Gridiron Club dinner, which dates to the 1880s, also was notable for the lack of Trump administration officials, a contrast to previous years when the white-tie event has been populated ...