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The White House Correspondents' Association dinner has been rescheduled to Aug. 29 after getting bumped from its traditional April date because of the coronavirus pandemic, the White House Correspondents' Association announced Monday.

The state of play: The WHCA said it made the decision "after consulting with public health and medical officials." "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kenan Thompson will still host the event, alongside comedian Hasan Minhaj as the featured performer.

White House Correspondents' dinner rescheduled for August

It was bumped from its April date due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The White House Correspondents&#x27; Association dinner has been rescheduled to Aug. 29 after getting bumped from its traditional April date because of the coronavirus pandemic, the White House Correspondents&#x27; Association <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced Monday" data-vars-click-url="https://whca.press/news/annual-dinner/" data-vars-content-id="48ae800b-4aef-4693-a585-506eaa846a66" data-vars-headline="White House Correspondents&#x27; dinner rescheduled for August" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://whca.press/news/annual-dinner/" target="_blank">announced Monday</a>.The state of play: The WHCA said it made the decision &quot;after consulting with public health and medical officials.&quot; &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; cast member Kenan Thompson will <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="still host the event" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/white-house-correspondents-dinner-kenan-thompson-hasan-minhaj-280f3cb4-905d-41cf-9a40-92d97ae736e6.html" data-vars-content-id="48ae800b-4aef-4693-a585-506eaa846a66" data-vars-headline="White House Correspondents&#x27; dinner rescheduled for August" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/white-house-correspondents-dinner-kenan-thompson-hasan-minhaj-280f3cb4-905d-41cf-9a40-92d97ae736e6.html" target="_self">still host the event</a>, alongside comedian Hasan Minhaj as the featured performer.

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