If there’s one thing the national media can thank President Trump for, it’s his completely turning the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner into a must-not-see bore.

The White House announced Friday that Trump, like last year, would not attend, robbing this year’s comedian the chance to make clever jokes to his face, like calling him “the dumbest president ever” and comparing his daughter to “an empty box of tampons.” (Those are actual things Michelle Wolf, who will perform at the dinner this month, has said about the Trumps; she’s certain to bring the house down.)