“President Biden’s best jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner.”

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Oops! I overlooked these:
  • “It’s the end of an era. Rupert Murdoch stepped down at Fox News, which is strange. I didn’t think there was a step down from Fox News.”
  • “The last time I was in D.C., I left my cocaine at the White House. Luckily, the president was able to put it to good use for his State of the Union. I’m kidding. Of course, the president doesn’t call it cocaine. He calls it high-speed rail.”
  • “I’m not saying both candidates are old, but you know Jimmy Carter is out there thinking, ‘I could maybe win this thing.’ He’s only 99.”
  • “President Biden, isn’t it crazy that he’s only our second Catholic president? And what’s even crazier is that in just a few short months, we’ll have our third in RFK Jr. I’m kidding. Like his vaccine card says, he doesn’t have a shot.”
  • “Now that O.J. is dead, who is the new front-runner for Trump’s VP? Is it Diddy? By the way, I bet if Trump did select Diddy as his running mate, I bet this race would still be tied.”
  • “Did you know that 90 percent of people now get their news exclusively from social media, and that must be true because I saw it in a random guy’s TikTok. He was recording the video while driving a Toyota Corolla, but he seemed to know his stuff.”
  • “It is the best time in history to be a courtroom sketch artist. My God, the most famous man on Earth is on trial, and there’s no cameras allowed. Just the artists, their pastels and their desire to make Trump look as bad as possible. Every sketch of Trump looks like the Grinch had sex with the Lorax.”
  • “I would really like to take a moment to recognize all the print journalists in this room. Your words speak truth to power. Your words bring light to the darkness. And most importantly, your words train the AI programs that will soon replace you.”

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“Colin Jost’s funniest jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner”:
Colin Jost mainly took jabs at President Biden and former president Donald Trump in his White House correspondents’ dinner performance.
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  • “I don’t have a lot of time. I need to get back to New York because I’m juror No. 5 on a big trial. Trump’s lawyer took one look at me, and he’s like, ‘He’s got to be on our side.’”
  • “Doug [Emhoff], as you can tell from all the comments about my wife, I’m also used to being the second gentleman.”
  • “I have to admit, it’s not easy following President Biden. I mean, it’s not always easy following what he’s saying.”
  • “Can we just acknowledge how refreshing it is to see a president of the United States at an event that doesn’t begin with a bailiff saying ‘all rise’?”
  • “My Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che was going to join me here tonight, but in solidarity with President Biden, I decided to lose all my Black support. Che told me to say that, and I’m just realizing I was set up.”
  • “The Correspondents’ Association provides scholarships to promising young journalism students who may one day be sent off to cover dangerous geopolitical hot spots like Columbia University.”
  • “The Washington Post is here. … They were the ones taking your coats at the door. Please be sure to tip.”

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Subject: Re: “President Biden’s best jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner.”

  • “I don’t have a lot of time. I need to get back to New York because I’m juror No. 5 on a big trial. Trump’s lawyer took one look at me, and he’s like, ‘He’s got to be on our side.’”
  • “Doug [Emhoff], as you can tell from all the comments about my wife, I’m also used to being the second gentleman.”
  • “I have to admit, it’s not easy following President Biden. I mean, it’s not always easy following what he’s saying.”
  • “Can we just acknowledge how refreshing it is to see a president of the United States at an event that doesn’t begin with a bailiff saying ‘all rise’?”
  • “My Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che was going to join me here tonight, but in solidarity with President Biden, I decided to lose all my Black support. Che told me to say that, and I’m just realizing I was set up.”
  • “The Correspondents’ Association provides scholarships to promising young journalism students who may one day be sent off to cover dangerous geopolitical hot spots like Columbia University.”
  • “The Washington Post is here. … They were the ones taking your coats at the door. Please be sure to tip.”

From: Baker, Katharine F
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:37 PM
To: Kathy Jo <kwade3@bak.rr.com>; Ram Das Singh Khalsa <ramdas.singh@khalsa.com>; Ed Huot <edhuot@yahoo.com>; Kathy Vergona <kav4943@gmail.com>; Anthony Barcellos <barcellos@sbcglobal.net>; John Freitas <jnf1440@gmail.com>; Tellinghuisen, Joel <joel.tellinghuisen@Vanderbilt.Edu>; helen kerner <hkerner@sbcglobal.net>; A One <nopeasforever@yahoo.com>; BETTY BISPO <bbispo@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: Fernando Alvarino <feralvarino@gmail.com>; urbano bettencourt <urbano_bettencourt@yahoo.com>; victor.dores@sapo.pt <victor.dores@sapo.pt>; Chrys Chrystello d gmail <drchryschrystello@gmail.com>; Corey <coreyamaro@aol.com>; Carmen M Ramos Villar <c.ramosvillar@sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject: “President Biden’s best jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner.”

“President Biden’s best jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner”:
  • “The 2024 election is in full swing. And yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a six year old.”
  • “Did you hear what Donald just said about a major civil war battle? Quote, ‘Gettysburg. Wow.’ Trump’s speech was so embarrassing, the statue of Robert E. Lee surrendered again.”
  • “Age is the only thing we have in common. My vice president actually endorses me.
  • “Trump is so desperate he started reading those Bibles he’s selling. And he got to the first commandment: You shall have no other god before me. That’s when he put it down and said this book is not for me.”
  • The New York Times issued a statement blasting me for, quote, ‘actively and effectively avoiding independent journalists.’ Hey, if that’s what it takes to get the New York Times to say I’m active and effective, I’m all for it.
  • “I know you’re looking around, saying this guy’s been doing this for 50 years. He’s had his moment. Give someone else a chance. To that I say, Lorne, ignore the critics.”
  • “Scarlett Johansson, you did an incredible job in the State of the Union rebuttal, you should do “Weekend Update.” Clearly you’re the funny one.”