Next Thursday, at the United States Institute of Peace—recently renamed by the State Department after Donald Trump—David Ellison will host an "intimate gathering.” The event in Washington, timed ahead of the weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner festivities, is ostensibly "in celebration of the First Amendment.”
Invitations for the gathering, first reported by Breaker and published here by Status for the first time, state that the evening is aimed at "honoring the Trump White House and CBS White House Correspondents." The evening will not only feature a cocktail component, but also…
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