White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Biden Throws Jabs at GOP Candidates, Trump, DeSantis

President Joe Biden addressed the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, highlighting the importance of the media in a free society.
Biden also used humor to address past scandals and poked fun at possible 2024 US Election rivals Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. roasted both political parties, the media, and even the President at the event.

President Joe Biden used comedy and serious language to address current issues during the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night.

At the Washington Hilton, where hundreds of supporters of press freedom gathered, President Joe Biden spoke about how the media is "the pillar of a free society, not the enemy."

The POTUS also spoke about the unfair arrest of American journalists Evan Gershkovich in Russia and Austin Tice in Syria, telling the audience and the families of the prisoners that the Biden administration is doing everything possible to bring their loved ones home.

Furthermore, Joe Biden made several funny remarks that poked fun at the previous scandals that had dogged his predecessor Donald Trump.

The president made a joke about being offered 10 dollars to keep his speech short, describing the situation as "a change, a president being offered hush money," in allusion to Donald Trump's alleged participation in a hush money controversy, according to CNN.

President Joe Biden also made fun of Florida governor and likely 2024 GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. He said he prepared lots of jokes about DeSantis, "but Mickey Mouse beat the hell out of me, he got there first."

Last night, President Biden, the First Lady, Vice President Harris, and the Second Gentleman attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. pic.twitter.com/QynLBJJv3K
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 30, 2023

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Roasts Joe Biden

Another highlight of the White House Correspondents' Dinner was "Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr. emerging to spare no one in his roasts. The comedian made fun of President Joe Biden, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, and the media, according to Politico.

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In his opening line, Roy Wood Jr. said that he needed to have a quick talk with President Joe Biden because he had left some confidential documents on the stage, and offered to "put them in a "safe place" because Biden "doesn't know where to keep them."

The comedian also quipped that there were demonstrations in France, where the administration of Emmanuel Macron was met with opposition when it raised the retirement age. While in the US, "we have an 80-year-old man begging us for four more years of work," a reference to Joe Biden's reelection campaign.

Celebrities Spotted

At the 2023 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Chrissy Teigen brought some Hollywood glitz to the nation's capital, according to People.

The mother of three and cookbook author rocked the red carpet at the Washington Hilton in a gorgeous lilac gown with a dazzling corset waistline, deep neckline, and high-slit skirt. John Legend, Teigen's husband, looked dapper in a traditional black tuxedo, white shirt, black shoes, and bow tie as he and his wife posed for photos separately and together.

Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle attended Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association. The WNBA star was a guest of CBS News and was invited to the event, as per The Hill.

Before Brittney Griner's release in a prisoner swap with international weapons dealer Victor Bout, Griner was captured in early 2022 and held in Russia for over 10 months.