Update The White House Correspondents’Association Dinner will go on as planned, Trump or no Trump. WHCA president Jeff Mason has issued a statement taking note of Donald Trump’s refusal to attend while explaining that the dinner “will continue to be a celebration of the First Amendment and the important role played by an independent news media in a healthy public spotlight.” Here is the statement in full: WHCA statement on 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner pic.tw…