Donald Trump delivered a free-wheeling gala address that quickly veered from standard remarks into a fast burst of blows around with the room of journalists whom he again accused of producing fake news while inveighing against his political enemies in a speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

This comes just a day after the Trump administration abandoned an extraordinary bid to subpoena reporters over their coverage, as the US president attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington on Friday evening.

Trump’s hours-long speech was humorous and sarcastic with occasional hurtful remarks aimed at the news media- a profession he ultimately said he respected even praising journalists for doing........

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