Wire›2026 05 02›Sen Chuck Grassley 92 Skipped White House Correspondents Dinner To Protect Line

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, 92, skipped White House Correspondents’ Dinner to protect line of succession — was briefly 3rd to assume US presidency

Sen. Grassley gave the White House Correspondents' Dinner a hard pass, staying home to protect the line of succession from catastrophe.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, 92, skipped White House Correspondents’ Dinner to protect line of succession — was briefly 3rd to assume US presidencySen. Grassley gave the White House Correspondents' Dinner a hard pass, staying home to protect the line of succession from catastrophe.
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