President Biden delivered remarks, marking the first time in six years the sitting president attended the event as former President Trump did not attend while he was in office.
The White House press corps' annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: President Biden.
The president took the opportunity to test out his comedic chops, making light of the criticism he has faced in his 15 months in office while taking aim at his predecessor, the Republican Party and the members of the press. "Republicans seem to support one fella, some guy named Brandon," Mr. Biden said, causing an uproar of laughter among the crowd."He's having a really good year. I'm happy for him."
Mr. Biden concluded his remarks on a serious note, saying,"With disinformation massively on the rise, where the truth is buried by lies and the lies live on as truth, what's clear, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that you the free press, matter more than you ever did in the last century."
"Thank you for having me here," Noah said to Biden."And I was a little confused on why me, but then I was told that you get your highest approval ratings when a biracial African guy is standing next to you." Accompanied by the first lady, the president came to the event while trying to strike a careful balance with the nation fatigued by the pandemic yet facing an uptick in infections. The ongoing national threat has struck closer to home for the president: Vice President Kamala HarrisThe U.S. was experiencing a COVID-19 case spike from a highly contagious subvariant of Omicron, with confirmed infections rising to about 44,000 per day, up from 26,000 a month ago.
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