‘Outspoken Kamala Fanboy’ Eugene Daniels Insists He’ll Continue Leading Embattled White House Correspondents Group Despite New MSNBC Job

Journalists reportedly shared their frustrations with the White House Correspondents’ Association president, Eugene Daniels, and his response to President Trump’s efforts to assert more control over the press.

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(L-R) Nate Stephens and Eugene Daniels, who are married, pose with Trish Donilon and Mike Donilon, members of President Biden's inner circle, at an HBO Special Screening of 'White House Plumbers' at U.S. Navy Memorial Theater on April 19, 2023 at Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for HBO

The president of the troubled White House Correspondents’ Association, Eugene Daniels, insists he will not be stepping down from the position even as he leaves Politico to become a co-host and correspondent for liberal  MSNBC. 

His defiance comes at a time of existential crisis for the WHCA, which the Trump Administration has removed from its traditional role of choosing which press outlets serve as “pool” for coverage of the president. The organization is facing a “leadership crisis,” according to a former Trump White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer.

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