The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) has decided to cancel comedian Amber Ruffin 's planned performance at its annual dinner on April 26, following criticism from President Donald Trump's administration. Newsweek has reached out to a press contact for Ruffin via email on Saturday for comment.

Maher received some backlash for accepting the invite to the White House. Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh said last week it was “a bullshit business move by Maher” to sit down with Trump for dinner and said that he would never do the same. Maher told Cuomo that it was an “honor” to be invited to the White House.

The White House Correspondents Association on Saturday yanked comedian Amber Ruffin from hosting its annual dinner on April 26. In a letter to members Saturday, WHCA President Eugene Daniels

A day before the cancellation, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich called Ruffin a “a 2nd rate comedian”

President Donald Trump sought to capitalize on record levels of support he saw from the Muslim Arab community during a Ramadan event this week. The White House held a Ramadan iftar dinner Thursday evening,

The White House reportedly fired the comedian slated to host the upcoming correspondents' dinner after she made comments about President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump hosted Muslims for a Ramadan iftar dinner at the White House. President Donald Trump hosted a Ramadan iftar dinner Thursday evening at the White House, thanking Muslims in Michigan for supporting his candidacy and praising two mayors in metro Detroit.

Comedian Bill Maher compared his upcoming dinner with President Trump to Nixon’s historic trip to China in 1972, and said he sees it as an opportunity to have an open dialogue, if not clear

United States President Donald Trump has made a crucial promises to the Muslim community while hosting them to an Iftar dinner at the White House.