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Trump bashes 'fake news,' stokes 2028 furore in press gala rerun
US President Donald Trump criticized the 'fake news media' and discussed running for a third or fourth term at a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The event, held at the Waldorf Astoria, followed a prior assassination attempt, with heightened security measures in place. Trump also joked about his third-term ambitions, which are constitutionally prohibited, and attacked journalists and political opponents during the speech.
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