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POLITICS ·UNITED STATES ·July 26, 2026

Donald Trump says "We're going to change the name of it" in joke about renaming dinner after him

“(Ellison) told me that, and I like that very much. We're going to change the name of it, okay?”
Donald Trump, President
✦ Summary · July 26, 2026 AI-written summary of the news — not a direct quote

Speaking at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner—moved after a security scare outside the venue—President Donald Trump joked about running for a third term before clarifying he was “only kidding.” Toward the end of his remarks, he donned a “Trump 2028” cap and quipped that next year’s dinner might be renamed after him, citing a suggestion from Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison. The U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment bars anyone from being elected president more than twice, a limit Trump has repeatedly hinted at challenging during his current second term.

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