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My Takeaway from the WHCD? Dudes Rock.
Many of the men had hands on hips, surveying the room and counting tables, doors, and exits, nodding along to a distinctly male tune. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
It was a big night for men who use the word ‘vehicle,’ opine on the Roman Empire, and show up as heroes when we actually need them.
By Suzy Weiss
04.26.26 — U.S. Politics
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Last night a gunman targeted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. The attempted shooting was the latest incident in an alarming spate of political violence in America. For our view on the attempted attack, and where it leaves the country, read our editorial: “The American Way Is Under Fire.” Now, we bring you Suzy Weiss’s account o…

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Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss is a co-founder and reporter for The Free Press and host of Second Thought. Before that, she worked as a features reporter at the New York Post. There, she covered the internet, culture, dating, dieting, technology, and Gen Z. Her work has also appeared in Tablet, the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others.
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