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Some Journalists Seem Upset About Scrapped White House Christmas Party: ‘I Had Never Planned To Attend’

Virginia Kruta Associate Editor
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The White House canceled the annual Christmas Party for members of the press, and quite a few who might have otherwise received invitations had something to say about it.

The news of the cancellation broke on Thursday, and reporters were quick to take to Twitter with their feelings about the news. (RELATED: White House Cancels Christmas Party For Press)

Several claimed that they would not have gone anyway.

Lou Dobbs said that the cancellation was the right call.

Others pointed out the potential pitfalls of such a gathering.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump gets into an exchange with CNN reporter Jim Acosta during a news conference a day after the midterm elections on November 7, 2018 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Republicans kept the Senate majority but lost control of the House to the Democrats. Al Drago - Pool/Getty Images

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 07: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump gets into an exchange with CNN reporter Jim Acosta during a news conference a day after the midterm elections on November 7, 2018 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Republicans kept the Senate majority but lost control of the House to the Democrats. (Al Drago – Pool/Getty Images)

According to Roland S. Martin, the show must go on regardless.

And CBS correspondent Kathryn Watson even invited President Donald Trump to attend the press party still going on this Friday.

According to a Fox News report on Thursday, the party was dropped from the schedule at least in part because of the president’s relationship with the press.

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