White house dinner articles
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At White House correspondents' dinner, Biden takes Trump to task
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden poked fun at himself but took sharp aim at his election rival Donald Trump Saturday at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, as protesters outside demonstrated against the conflict in Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from Chris Pine to Molly Ringwald, arrived in black-tie attire as more than 100 protesters confronted attendees in front of the Washington Hilton hotel chanting "shame on you" and other...
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Colin Jost sleepwalked through his White House Correspondents Dinner speech
Tonight was the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, when America celebrates its most teeth-grittingest night of blazing-tepid comedy. Yes, the annual tradition that sees Washington D.C.’s funniest people prove that depressing reality in dismal detail, while a paid comedian prepares themselves to be compared unfavorably to Stephen Colbert, has come and gone again, producing upwards of two whole big laughs in the entire process. As people who watched the event—possibly because they were...
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Washington gallery: Protesters turn out at White House correspondents' dinner
Journalists, celebrities and politicians at the White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday were met with protesters as tensions continues in the Israel-Hamas war. Here’s a look at the scene outside and inside the annual event.