Merry Christmas… Except For You And You.

If you were black or LGBT it seems like you never got an invitation to the party at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, surprise, surprise.

It was Thanksgiving day when Chris Johnson, the chief political and White House reporter for the Washington Blade, learned he hadn’t been invited to the annual White House holiday party for the press.
Yahoo News
By Emily Shugerman  The Independent
November 30, 2017

Mr Johnson, a reporter for the nation’s oldest LGBTQ paper, had attended every such party for the last seven years. He assumed this year’s invitation hadn’t gone out yet, until he heard other reporters discussing them over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Mr Johnson is one of at least two long-time White House correspondents who were not invited to this year’s event – a casual, off-the-record gathering for members of the administration and the press.

The other is April D Ryan, the White House correspondent and DC bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks. She has been invited to the party for the last 20 years.

Naw, it couldn’t be because the White House is full of racists and homophobes.

This year’s party will be held on a weekday, and will start earlier than past events. The first couple will not pose for pictures with reporters, as previous administrations have done. The administration will, however, stick to one tradition: keeping the event off the record.

Trump probably wants to get away to Mar-a-Lago to play golf in the morning.