Gaza protests shadow White House correspondents’ dinner [Farnoush Amiri and Ellen Knickmeyer | April 27, 2024 | LATimes]

With hundreds of protesters rallying outside and concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the perils for journalists covering the conflict, the war hung over this year’s event. But speakers inside made only passing mention of it despite the gantlet of demonstrators. Biden’s speech, which lasted about 10 minutes, made no mention of the war or the growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.