themselves a nice, big round of applause. >> abby: we do that every morning for ourselves. >> clayton: right before the show. we want to bring in the editor of conservative review, michelle malkin to talk about it. there is the standing ovation. michelle, were you at home watching that on c-span just clapping for them as well. >> pete: are you clapping for us michelle? >> yes, of course. we need a self-congratulatory narcissism fest right now, right right? big hugs to everyone for just being in existence. and that is what the white house correspondents dinner is every year, an annual narcissism fest. i thought that what trump did in leaving the swamp and doing that rally last night was absolutely brilliant. and it is a great reminder, especially on this roller coaster ride, whether we're talking about the media meltdown every day, or a lot of the internal battles, serious policy disagreements that are going on in dc. it's a reminder of vintage trump