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Key points
- US President Donald Trump joked at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner that he would seek a fourth term.
- The US Constitution limits presidents to two elected terms, preventing such a candidacy under current law.
- The dinner followed an earlier April event that was disrupted by an alleged assassination attempt against Trump.
- Trump used the speech to mock political opponents and comment on his presidency.
- Journalists received awards during the event, which the association presents as a celebration of press freedom.
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US president makes jokes, mocks opponents at correspondents’ dinner that was halted by a shooting in April.
Initial report
Trump: ‘I’m running for a fourth term as President of the United States’.
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