Donald Trump preferred to go to meet his constituents in Washington…, Michigan, rather than be among the elite of the press - whom he does not stop criticizing - and who will gather in Washington for the famous annual dinner White House.
Ignoring the press that considers him unfair to his person, the US president chose this district in the suburbs of Detroit for a pre-election rally whose goal is to praise what he considers his achievements in the economy.
President Trump, who often attacks the "dishonest" media and describes as "fake news" any information that is negative about him, therefore snubs for the second consecutive year the established dinner of accredited journalists in the White House, an event that according to Tradition offers the opportunity for a direct communication between a comedian and the president, a glamorous night in which Hollywood stars are also present.
"Why would I want to be locked in a room with a group of leftists who hate me?" The 45th president wrote in an e-mail from the Republican Party.
The rally, which begins at 23.00pm Greenwich Mean Time (02.00am Greek time on Sunday) at a stadium, will be Trump's fifth in the Detroit area since launching his unpredictable 2015 election campaign for the 2016 presidential election.
"I look forward to going to the beautiful state of Michigan tonight," he wrote on Twitter Saturday morning. "Great economic growth and jobs are flooding your state, the car industry is growing at a record high."
"A lot of people tonight will be broadcast live on television," said Trump, who wants to compete with the Correspondents' Dinner, which will also be televised live.
"Trump's absence is placed in a broader context," wrote historian Julian Zeliker on The Atlantic magazine's website.
"Not only is the president extremely hostile to the press, questioning his legitimacy and accusing journalists of being enemies of the state, but he accepts no one but the Fox News-Breitbart circle," the ultra-conservative media outlets that support him said. adds.
The clearest indication of Donald Trump's rejection of the media is "his decision to give only one press conference to reporters since he took office," he said.
