Obama took shots at presidential nominees on both sides, poked fun at the media and ended his speech with two memorable words. Good evening everybody. It is an honor to be here at my last, and perhaps the last White House correspondents’ dinner. The end of the Republic has never looked better.
Welcome to the White House Correspondents’ dinner. A night when Washington celebrates itself. Somebody’s got to do it. And welcome to the fourth quarter. OBAMA: And it’s not just Republicans. Hillary will have to raise huge sums of money too. LUTHER: Aw yeah, she’s going to get that money! She’s going to get all the money! Khaleesi is coming to Westeros! Watch out!
White House Correspondents' Dinner Address 2014. delivered 3 May 2014, Washington, . The Obama White House. 1 In a 12 December 2012 presidential press conference at the White House, reporter Jake Tapper asked President Obama the following, starkly loaded question: "It seems to a lot of observers that you made the political calculation in 2008, in your first term, and in 2012 not to talk about gun violence," Tapper said.
Barack Obama: 'Obama Out', White House Correspondents Dinner - 2016. It's only nine more months, baby. Just look at the confusion over the invitations to tonight’s dinner. Guests were asked to check whether they wanted steak or fish, but instead, a whole bunch of you wrote in Paul Ryan.
President Obama Lets It Rip at His Last White House Correspondents’ Dinner. On April 30, Saturday night, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner-an annual see-and-be-seen event where Administration officials hobnob with the Washington press corp alongside a crazy quilt of celebrities from across the cultural spectrum-the billionaire Republican frontrunner was more conspicuous by his absence. Trump, like Hillary Clinton, Democratic frontrunner, was on the campaign trail.
More coverage of the White House Correspondents Association dinner: watch Wanda Sykes' speech and see a slideshow of celebs and politicos. President Barack Obama mocked his own administration and gave playful digs at his critics and Republicans at a black-tie dinner Saturday night attended by a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists. Part 1: <0-993-hh. Part 2: <0-994-hh.
Barack Obama's Epic Final White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech. While Barack Obama still has a few months before he departs the Oval Office, the President recently ended his eighth and final White House Correspondents Dinner with a hilarious speech. As it seems, Obama’s not going quietly.
President Barack Obama speaks at the annual White House Correspondent's Association Gala in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2014. Olivier Douliery, Pool via EPA. Here are nine of the biggest laugh lines from the night: 9. "Yes, I am happy to be here, even though I am a little jet-lagged from my trip to Malaysia. Death-defying feats! I haven't seen somebody pull a 180 that fast since Rand Paul disinvited that Nevada rancher from this dinner. Best of Obama's Correspondents' Dinner Speech. 5. "While you guys focus on the horserace, I'm going to do what I do.
White House correspondents’ dinner: Obama’s best zingers. Trump’s rival Ted Cruz received barbs for his recent reference to a basketball ring while campaigning in Indiana. The president’s speech clearly tickled the audience in the Washington Hilton ballroom that included Biden, John Kerry, Republican party chairman Reince Priebus, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and actors Mirren, Jared Leto, Bryan Cranston, Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, and Tom Hiddleston. Turning serious at the end, the president thanked the White House correspondents and praised a free press
