Trump’s break with precedent - since its founding in 1921 the WHCD has hosted every president at least once - came after his several criticisms of the press as “fake news” and accusations that some news outlets are “enemies of the people. This year, Trump has declined to attend the dinner and announced instead that he will hold a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to mark the first 100 days of his presidency. “The guy wanted to give his hotel business a boost, and now we’re praying that Cleveland makes it through July.” “I hope you all are proud of yourselves,” he said, addressing the media. “Still.”Īs Trump campaign for the presidency gained steam in 2016, Obama again fired off jokes at the dinner that year, both at the expense of Trump and the press. Obama again addressed Trump at the 2015 dinner, although he cut right to the chase: “And Donald Trump is still here,” he said. Trump has denied the dinner had any influence on his 2016 campaign, telling the Washington Post, “There are many reasons I’m running. Media and political pundits have since said that the White House Correspondents’ Dinner roasting was what spurred his run for the presidency in 2016. The scathing remarks did not sit well with Trump, who was filmed looking angry, with his lips pursed and eyes staring ahead. “Donald Trump has been saying that he will run for president as a Republican-which is surprising, since I just assumed that he was running as a joke,” Meyers said, amid several punchlines at Trump’s expense. The skewering of Trump did not end with Obama - Seth Meyers, host of the dinner that year, took aim at the Trump for several minutes, complete with an imitation of the future president.
Trump, he certainly would bring some change to the White House. And these are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night. Trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership, and so ultimately you didn’t blame Lil Jon or Meat Loaf, you fired Gary Busey. And there was a lot of blame to go around, but you, Mr. For example … no seriously, just recently, in an episode of Celebrity Apprentice, at the steakhouse, the men’s cooking team did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks. And that’s because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter: Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac? All kidding aside, obviously we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience.
But no one is happier-no one is prouder-to put this birth certificate matter to rest than The Donald.
Now I know that he’s taken some flak lately. The best part is, we have also assimilated special jokes for Christmas parties and eve, dinner and for the general sharing among friends. There are funny christmas jokes and puns on Santa, His reindeer, Elves and snowman. Here is what he said at the time.ĭonald Trump is here tonight. A collection of funny Christmas jokes and humors to make your celebration fun filled. Taking advantage of his attendance at the dinner, Obama dug in to Trump to poke fun at the real estate mogul’s business dealings and doubts about the president’s place of birth.