Joe Biden mocks Donald Trump at dinner in Washington

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US President Joe Biden attends the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2023. AFP

US President Joe Biden, while referring to former president Donald Trump, sniped that he was also offered hush money to keep his speech short.

The oldest president in US history, Joe Biden, 80, while speaking at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner kept the crowd engaged with his mockery of his opponents. He said in his remarks that comedian Roy Wood Jr, offered him $10 to keep his speech short.

That was a move by a president who was offered hush money. He mocked the former president who was formally indicted on 34 felonies by a Manhattan grand jury last month, in a case involving a $130,000 payment he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.

US President Joe Biden laughs at the White House Correspondents’ Association gala at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2022. AFP

Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will run for re-election in 2024, with people criticizing him for being too old for the job.

According to polls, people are not very receptive to Biden’s second bid for the US presidency because he is the oldest weakness that could cost him the election.

Speaking to a gathering of 2,600 Washington visitors he addressed while discussing freedom of speech, Biden said: “I believe in the first amendment, not only because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it, ” referring to one of the founding fathers of the US.

He continued: “Look, I understand that age is a perfectly reasonable issue. It’s on everyone’s mind and everyone, I mean the New York Times. Headline: Bidens advanced age is a big issue. Trump’s, however, is not.’ “

He also joked about Don Lemon being terminated by CNN on the backdrop of his controversial statements about women.

Don Lemon said while talking about Nikki Haley, 51, that she is “not in her prime” because “a woman is in her prime in her 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.”

President Biden said: “They say I’m ancient; I say I’m wise. They say I’m over the hill; Don Lemon would say, Thats a man in his prime’.”

About Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congresswoman from Georgia, she said: “I want everyone to have a good time tonight but please be safe.

He also quipped about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s battle with Disney: “I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready but Mickey Mouse beat the hell out of me and got there first.”

He said of House of Representatives speaker Kevin McCarthy: Look, you keep reporting my approval rating as 42%. I don’t think you know this. Kevin McCarthy called me and asked me, ‘Joe, what’s your secret?’ I’m not kidding about that either.”

He also mocked Fox News’ recent defamation settlement of Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5m in a case in which Fox News claimed the 2020 election was rigged in favor of Biden.

“It’s great the cable news networks are here tonight. MSNBC, owned by NBC Universal. Fox News owned by Dominion Voting Systems,” Biden said, drawing loud laughter and applause.

“Last year your favorite Fox News reporters were able to attend because they were fully vaccinated and amped up. This year, with the $787m settlement, they’re here because they can’t say no to a free meal,” he joked. .

Despite the laughter and joy at the dinner, Biden condemned attacks on press freedom and misinformation that could potentially undermine democracy.

In another preview of a 2024 campaign theme, Biden criticized news outlets that use lies told for profit and power to incite hatred.

“Lies are told for profit and power. Lies of conspiracy and malice are repeatedly designed to create a cycle of anger and hatred and even violence.”

The dinner was rescheduled because it was tainted by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Biden became the first president in six years to accept an invitation after Trump avoided it while in office.

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