♪ ♪ >> harris: hey, the white house is saying president trump will join d.c.'s media elite to attend next month's annual gridiron club dinner. it will be his first appearance at a press dinner since taking office. the president says no decision on whether or not he will attend the white house correspondent's dinner in april. he skilled skipped it last year. he held a rally instead you may remember. i'm joined by howie kurtz, host of media buzz and the author of media madness, donald trump the press and the war over the truth. great to see you as always, howie. >> hi. >> i would think and i'm wondering if there is any sort of controversy. i would think that the press would be excited to attend this dinner and for the president of the united states to be there. >> yeah. and, you know, i think it is a bit of a peace healer for a president growing accustomed to the negative hhe gets 24/7.