President Donald Trump is set to attend White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief, surrounded by the journalists he routinely berates and threatens

Jimmy Kimmel hosted an "alternative" White House Correspondents' Dinner, roasting Donald Trump after comedians were skipped over for the event.

Donald Trump is expected to make his first appearance as president at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington. The annual event is designed to celebrate press freedoms.

Mentalist Oz Pearlman is hosting the historic dinner breaking with the tradition of comedians like Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah headlining the event.

Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert took aim at Trump's White House Correspondents dinner attendance and the lack of a comedian host during their shows on Thursday.

President Trump will attend the White House Correspondents’ dinner for the first time this year, after not attending for years. But his rocky history with the dinner actually started as a guest, when former President Barack Obama ribbed him over his presidential aspirations.

Watch live coverage as President Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as president.

"The View" co-host Ana Navarro said she would not attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with President Donald Trump present, saying there "no way in hell" she would "normalize" the president.