The Hill media organization informed the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) that it plans to drop out of the annual dinner in the wake of the "offensive and vulgar" event last weekend.
The Hill Chairman James Finkelstein sent a letter Tuesday to WHCA executive director Steven Thomma, informing him that "without major reforms, The Hill no longer wishes to participate in future dinners."
"The dinner must be non-partisan and done without hostility and personal animus toward the party that occupies the White House -- regardless of who is in power," Finkelstein wrote to Thomma.
"Comedians headlining those dinners were sharp and made fun of both the media and the Commander-in-Chief in a way that could induce laughs while not being so offensive and vulgar that C-SPAN actually cut off its radio broadcast, as was the case this year for the first time ever," Finkelstein wrote.
"The kind of jokes told by this year's headliner, Michelle Wolf, were out of line for an event that's supposed to be fun -- and fair," Finkelstein wrote.
The comedienne Wolf has been nearly universally panned for her vile performance Saturday night, one that saw many Trump administration officials walk out during the event.
Wolf has been defiant in her defense, saying she "wouldn't change a single word."
That's not going to fly with The Hill.
"Based on what Americans witnessed on national television at Saturday night's dinner, a once-fine evening celebrating the strong, free press the WHCA speaks of has turned into an angry display and ad-hominem attacks," Finkelstein wrote.
"We hope the dinner can get back to talking about the importance of the Fourth Estate without the kind of ugly sideshow that completely overshadowed the event this year," Finkelstein wrote.
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