Thread by @cmclymer

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Hanging with fellow trans sister @jszmajda, the new CTO for @Axios.

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Ran into one of my favorite folks in the world, @SusannahWDC, Executive Director of @runningstart, which works to train and empower young women to run for office.

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My seat mate @mklavers81, who has done extraordinary reporting on LGBTQ issues for @WashBlade.

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And also sitting next to @DMcFarlinUF, Dean of the University of Florida’s journalism program and a powerhouse in Florida journalism.

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I just shook @madeleine’s hand, and she was wonderful. I decided not to ask for a pic because I didn’t want to be rude, but my night has very much been made. ❤️

Stirring remarks by WHCA President @OKnox calling out Trump’s description of the press as “enemies of the people”. Talks about fear for his family and derides Trump’s remarks as “not presidential”. Loud applause here.

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Further remarks by WHCA President @OKnox reflecting on journalists who are under threat or incarcerated for their reporting, leads a moment of acknowledgment for #FreeAustinTice. All attendees given a pin saying that.

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Caught up with fellow military veteran and national advocate @PaulRieckhoff. Looking sharp, Paul!

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Shout-out to fellow @GSPMgwu student @LadyKBrandt, who is working hard on her non-profit @dineafterdark.

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“Here I am: your 20 min. sedative for the night.”

— Ron Chernow

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Ron Chernow just started, and he already owns the room. Folks are loving this.

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“Next time you’re dubbed ‘an enemy of the people’, think of it in the Norwegian sense, and wear it as a badge of honor..”

— Ron Chernow

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Ron Chernow is eloquently, without mentioning his name, eviscerating Trump with academia and humor in real time. This is fantastic.

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Chernow laments George Washington’s failure to name Mount Vernon after himself, settling merely for “Father of the Country”.

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“Thank god Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant himself, arrived before the country was full. I guess no one was watching the southern border.”

— Ron Chernow, to VERY loud applause

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“When you chip away at our press, you chip away at our democracy.”

— Ron Chernow

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An adult is onstage and, with calm humor and receipts, is laying out the importance of a free press, the consequences of shirking that importance, and how democracy endured through journalism.

This is really, really well done by Ron Chernow.

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Ron Chernow just did a side anecdote about a deeply unpopular press secretary, referring a quote at the time as: “The first known instance of a rat joining a sinking ship.”

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Ron Chernow has twice referenced the importance of women joining the White House Press Corps as he narrates history of journalists in the White House. Effortless and drawing applause from room.

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“Donald J. Trump is not the first and will not be the last president to create jitters about the First Amendment.”

— Ron Chernow

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Chernow just got a standing ovation, mid-remarks, without breaking a sweat.

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“We don’t want a president who is in the running for a Nobel Prize in Fiction.”

— Ron Chernow

WOW.

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They’re never gonna let a historian in here again. This is so much more devastating than a comic.

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Chernow ends and receives another standing ovation. That was incredible.

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ALL THE PICS — it was so fun last night!

@KarenAttiah and I living our best lives at the #WHCD podium. 👑

And then check out this powerhouse group. 🔥🔥🔥

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Per usual, @petridishes is making me laugh.

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Got to fangirl over @PressClubDC Pres. and @NPR rockstar @alikodjakNPR.

In addition to a late-night breakfast bar, the @LATimes #WHCD after-party had themed cookies. I may or may not have stolen several.

Meeting Congresswoman @LaurenUnderwood in person was a HIGHLIGHT. She’s as fantastic in person as you’d imagine.

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The @NBC/@MSNBC after-party was great, but particularly notable were their complimentary flip-flops because by this time in evening, my feet were killing me.

I ran into @KarenAttiah’s model pose mid-shot with my goofy ass.

A fun evening! ❤️