Donald Trump on Sunday trashed the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after being mocked by President Biden and “Saturday Night time Stay” star Colin Jost on the annual occasion.
“The White Home Correspondents’ Dinner was actually dangerous. Colin Jost BOMBED, and Crooked Joe was an absolute catastrophe! Doesn’t get a lot worse than this!,” the previous president, 77, whined on Truth Social.
Trump broke with custom and skipped out on the entire White Home Correspondents’ Dinners throughout his presidency.
Some have speculated that Trump was scarred by the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner in 2011, when then-President Barack Obama mercilessly skewered him.
On Saturday night, in the course of the annual occasion for reporters and celebrities, Biden leveraged his look to take intention at his predecessor.
“I’m a grown man operating in opposition to a 6-year-old,” Biden, 81, mentioned throughout his speech. “Age is the one factor we now have in widespread. My vice chairman really endorses me.”
Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to again his onetime boss within the 2024 election cycle.
“It’s after 10 p.m. ‘Sleepy Joe’ continues to be awake whereas Donald Trump has spent the previous week falling asleep in courtroom each morning – although Fox Information mentioned he was simply being anti-woke,” Jost later quipped.
At one other level, Jost had some enjoyable with the New York Publish.
“Apologies to the New York Instances, however as a Staten Islander, I get all my information from the New York Publish. The one paper the place the entrance web page all the time has the identical 200-point font, whether or not the headline is ‘World Conflict Three to Begin Tomorrow’ or ‘Central Park Owl Dead in Building Collision,’” the comedian ribbed.
Beneath among the banter, the dinner took a somber tone at occasions.
“The defeated former president [Trump] has made no secret of his assault on our democracy. He mentioned he needs to be a dictator on Day One and a lot extra. He tells supporters he’s the revenge and retribution,” Biden warned.
“When in God’s title [have you] ever heard of one other president say one thing like that? And he promised a massacre when he loses once more. We have now to take this critically,” the president mentioned.
Jost appeared to take a break from his jokes to tout Biden within the election.
“My grandfather voted for you within the final election he ever voted in. The rationale he voted for you is since you’re an honest man. I thanks to your decency,” Jost informed Biden.
Forward of the feted occasion, throngs of anti-Israel protesters railed in opposition to Biden and the crowds of attendees who entered the Washington, DC, Hilton.
