White House Correspondents' Dinner

The White House Correspondents' Dinner returned Saturday along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and President Joe Biden.

As vice president in 2014, Biden appeared in a comedy video with the star of HBO's "Veep," Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which drew big laughs at the correspondents' dinner. The Press" and the director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York. "It’s still barbed, there are still tense moments. "The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship," said Harold Holzer, author of the book "The Presidents vs. At the 2011 dinner, Obama skewered an unamused Trump — in his presence — over Trump's fictitious claims about the then-president's birth certificate. Psaki said Biden’s decision to attend "does stand in stark contrast to his predecessor, who not only questioned the legitimacy of the press on a nearly daily basis, but also never attended the dinner." The president planned to pass up the meal but turn up later for the program and wear a mask when not speaking. His administration is looking to turn the page on the pandemic even as the virus remains a threat nationally and close to home. The correspondents' dinner debuted in 1921. "Imagine if we weren’t getting that information," the president added. Despite the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, virus deaths and hospitalizations are near, or at, pandemic lows, with the BA.2 variant proving less severe than earlier virus strains. "Just imagine if my predecessor came to this dinner this year," Biden told an audience of 2,600, among them journalists, government officials and celebrities. Biden faced the thousands of attendees while he tries to strike a careful balance at a pivotal moment for the country.

President Joe Biden is set to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, marking his first appearance at the widely attended Washington ...

Rob Flaherty, the director of digital strategy, and Dan Cluchey, a senior speechwriter -- both said to be among Biden's funniest staffers -- sent material. But Biden's decision to still attend the dinner, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said earlier this week, was "a risk assessment and a decision he made on a personal basis." The White House sourced a long list jokes from across his staff to craft Saturday night's set. Russia is continuing to wage war with Ukraine. And as his party heads into a highly consequential midterms season, Biden's approval rating has stagnated -- with a recent CNN Poll of Polls average on Biden's handling of the presidency finding that 41% of Americans approve of the job he's doing, with 54% disapproving. "But I'm confident we can work it out during my remaining six years in the presidency." Biden sat on the dais, away from the crowded dining room, and wasn't expected to attend receptions before or afterward. As the first President to address the dinner's attendees in six years, he stressed his support for democracy and the free press. All of them," he said to resounding applause. "In general, the risk is low, but I made a personal assessment. Biden also poked fun at his age, joking that he remembers when the annual dinner began, with President Calvin Coolidge speaking in 1924. The event's program was headlined by "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah and featured Biden delivering comedic remarks. "We had a horrible plague followed by two years of Covid," he said.

Presidents have traditionally attended the dinner at least once during their term — and President Joe Biden is expected this year — but former President Donald ...

Presidents have traditionally attended the dinner at least once during their term — and President Joe Biden is expected this year — but former President Donald Trump was notably absent from the dinners held in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Three years and one administration later, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back in Washington, D.C., for the first time since 2019. The United States Marine Band will accompany the show, which will reportedly be attended by Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Drew Barrymore and Michael Keaton.

President Biden attended the festivities, which required all guests be vaccinated.

It would be a different circumstance." It would be a different world. The White House correspondents' dinner returned Saturday night after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

US President Joe Biden speaks during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC, on April 30. Patrick Semansky/AP. In pictures: The 2022 ...

Amid concerns about Covid, President Biden offered some humor and received his own ribbing at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a ritual that had gone ...

Turning to Mr. Biden, he added, “I am going to be fine, right?” Mr. Biden smiled. At the main dinner, the president is typically expected to deliver humorous remarks, and Mr. Biden obliged, although he kept them briefer than those of some of his predecessors. “It’s actually nice to once again have a president who’s not afraid to come to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and hear jokes about himself,” Mr. Noah said. It also paid tribute to journalists killed in Ukraine and singled out the family of Austin Tice, a reporter who was abducted in Syria in 2012. But his presence was meant to represent a return to normalcy after Mr. Trump’s war on the news media. Still, the president gently chided journalists, urging them to avoid sensationalism and trivialization. At your best, you’re guardians of the truth.” He cited in particular those who have given their lives reporting from the battlefields of Ukraine, a reminder, he said, of the importance of journalism. Mr. Biden offered a more serious reason for going through with the dinner despite the health concerns. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, opted against going to the dinner because of the obvious danger. Then the second someone offers you a free dinner, you all turn into Joe Rogan.” Just this past week, Vice President Kamala Harris and Kate Bedingfield, the White House communications director, both tested positive. The only question was whether Covid was back.

"An interview with Jonathan Swan is like being interrogated by a koala bear," he said of the Aussie Axios journalist.

"Fox News is sort of like a Waffle House," Noah said. "That should have been a pretty big sign," Noah said. Everything..." - "Ever since you came into office, things are already looking up," Noah said to Biden. "Gas is up, rent is up, food is up. - Noah noted that the network "asked about" President Biden's son Hunter Biden. - "Where is Jeffrey Zucker?" Noah asked of CNN's former boss, whoresigned from the companyin February.

President Biden made jabs at Republicans, Fox News, Sean Hannity and more the White House correspondents' dinner, which also featured comedian Trevor Noah.

I’ve always believed that good journalism holds a mirror to ourselves to reflect on the good, the bad and the truth.” “The truth is buried by lies and the lies live on as truth,” he said. — “Look, I know this is a tough town. — “A special thanks to the 42 percent of you who actually applauded. — “Fox News, I’m really sorry your preferred candidate lost the last election. I told my grandkids and Pete Buttigieg they could stay up late to watch this show tonight.”

Joe Biden addressed the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the first time a president has spoken at the event in six years.

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Trevor Noah headlined this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, following President Joe Biden's remarks.

They’re all here, vaccinated and boosted, all of them.” “Everyone had to prove they are fully vaccinated and boosted,” Biden said during his remarks. Trevor Noah headlined the first White House Correspondents’ Dinner in six years on Saturday night, with a set that elicited some groans and much clapter from the packed room.