The annual White House correspondents‘ dinner was held Saturday, featuring President Biden, politicians, journalists and celebrities.
The annual White House correspondents‘ dinner was held Saturday in which President Biden was joined by politicians, journalists and celebrities for an election year roast, with the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war and protests over the conflict.
The event featured a roast of the president by comedian Colin Jost, who also made jokes targeting the media and Republican politicians, including former President Trump and Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
„Like many of you here tonight, I pretend to do news on TV,“ Jost told the crowd, referring to his „Saturday Night Live“ skit.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the event condemned Biden’s support for Israel and Western media coverage of the war. This, as anti-Israel protests have been held on U.S. college campuses in recent weeks.
Chants of „Shame on you!“ and „Free Palestine“ were heard as guests in suits and long dresses made their way inside for the dinner. Protesters accused U.S. journalists of not covering the war enough and misrepresenting it when they do cover it.
„Western media we see you, and all the horrors that you hide,“ protesters chanted.
Inside the event, Biden, 81, made jokes about his age while also using the dinner as an opportunity to take shots at Trump, his top challenger for the 2024 presidential election.
„Yes, age is an issue, and I’m a grown man running again a six-year-old,“ Biden said, referring to Trump.
