President Donald Trump confirmed Monday night that he will attend the White House Correspondent Association's annual dinner next month as its honoree, continuing a tradition that dates back over 100 years.

Trump said that the WHCA invited him to the event despite a tumultuous relationship with the news media over the span of a decade and that his acceptance will mark the first time he's ever attended the event as president.

The president said he accepted the invitation "in honor of our nation's 250th birthday," and will make it the "greatest, hottest and most spectacular dinner of any kind, ever." 

"Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me, FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term, I boycotted the event, and never went as Honoree," Trump said in a Truth Social post. "However, I look forward to being with everyone this year. Hopefully, it will be something very special."

The dinner is scheduled for April 25 and Oz Pearlman is scheduled to be the event's headline entertainer. 

"For more than 100 years, the journalists of the White House Correspondents’ Association have enjoyed an evening with the president, a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment while supporting the work we do, including awards honoring excellent journalism and scholarships to help the next generation of reporters who someday will be the ones asking the questions at the White House," WHCA President and CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang said in a statement.

"We’re happy the president has accepted our invitation and look forward to hosting him," she added.