CNN's coverage of Trump-free #WHCD (now known as 'event honoring the First Amendment') was fit for a moon shot

The White House Correspondents Dinner went on without President Trump in attendance, and well before the event even started, the White House Correspondents Association had its angle:

First things first. Before the tables are even set up for tonight’s #WHCA dinner, the First Amendment banner is up. #journalism. pic.twitter.com/GMZCuzwFKp

— WHCA (@whca) April 28, 2018

It’s a First Amendment celebration! CNN picked up that WHCD re-branding ball and ran with it:

Haha… "Trump skips event Honoring First Amendment" ?

WHCD aka #NerdProm #FakeNewsCNN pic.twitter.com/RTIYG9HtBw

— Beebo Johnson (@BeeboJohnson) April 29, 2018

LOL. Never stop, CNN.

Dear White House Correspondents Dinner:

I know the First Amendment. The First Amendment is a friend of mine. You are no event honoring the First Amendment. pic.twitter.com/BXVcIy9w6g

— YourFiveHatsAreUp (@Popehat) April 29, 2018

“Event honoring the First Amendment” pic.twitter.com/9uJUaMoCmP

— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) April 29, 2018

The network who blackmailed a person for making a gif has a chyron calling the WHCD a First Amendment Event

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 29, 2018

I imagine 70% of the people in that room "celebrating the First Amendment" saw no problem with the Obama Administration trying to force nuns to pay for IUDs. pic.twitter.com/dXXLxWjCG1

— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) April 29, 2018

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On top of that ridiculousness, CNN had a panel discussing the WHCD larger than they might have if the cable net had existed during the Apollo 11 mission:

I just saw #WHCD on @CNN and @michelleisawolf criticized the network for abusive use of 4-person panels with the same correspondents. #WHCD on @CNN was followed by a 9-person panel with unnecessary post-standup analysis

— Leo Cosio (@leocosionews) April 29, 2018

CNN has 9 correspondents discussing the correspondents’ dinner. 1 more and they’ll need tiered seating. #WHCD pic.twitter.com/TEauK44vIS

— Steve Patterson (@patterballs) April 28, 2018

THIS. Is CNN.