White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she is skipping the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner slated for April 26. 

Leavitt made the announcement during a podcast appearance with Sean Spicer, who served as President Donald Trump's White House press secretary for the first six months of 2017. 

"I will not be in attendance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and that's breaking news for ‘The Sean Spicer Show,’" Leavitt said. 

Leavitt said the WHCA "has truly become a monetized monopoly over the White House and the coverage of the president of the United States in America."