Sarah Huckabee Sanders attended Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner as a representative of the Trump administration, getting a front-row seat to a…
Sarah Huckabee Sanders attended Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner as a representative of the Trump administration, getting a front-row seat to a brutal roasting, courtesy of this year’s entertainer Michelle Wolf.
Wolf, host of The Break premiering in May on Netflix, held absolutely nothing back, though she was just feet from the White House Press Secretary.
Wolf’s digs got increasingly rough as the night went on.
«I actually, really like Sarah. I think she’s very resourceful,» Wolf said, setting up her next jab. «She burns facts and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s lies. It’s probably lies.»
«I’m never really sure what to call Sarah Huckabee Sanders,» Wolf continued. «Is it Sarah Sanders? Is it Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Is it Cousin Huckabee? Is it Auntie Huckabee Sanders? Like, what’s Uncle Tom but for white women who disappoint other white women?»
Wolf also had burns for other women in the Trump administration.
Targeting Kellyanne Conway, Wolf said, «Man, she has the perfect last name for what she does: Conway.»
Ivanka Trump didn’t escape Wolf’s gaze either. «She was supposed to be an advocate for women,» Wolf said. «But it turns out, she’s about as helpful to women as an empty box of tampons.»
As one might expect, there were Trump jokes. Here’s a few of Wolf’s most biting:
On Twitter, people praised and criticized Wolf’s performance. «Great job at the #WHCD,» one user wrote.
Great job at the #WHCD!!
@michelleisawolf is my spirit animal. ✊ #WHCD #michellewolf
Hey, Michelle Wolf like……….. #WHCD pic.twitter.com/Vr2rtuWzcz
«Had never seen Michelle Wolf’s act before,» another user wrote. «After #WHCA dinner tonight, can’t wait for her new Netflix show. Washington insiders will gasp and tsk tsk, but she killed it, in my opinion.»
Had never seen Michelle Wolf’s act before. After #WHCA dinner tonight, can’t wait for her new Netflix show. Washington insiders will gasp and tsk tsk, but she killed it, in my opinion.
@michelleisawolf killed it at #whcd
Others thought her jokes went too far.
«This is pathetic. Michelle Wolf going after @PressSec is not even funny. Just flat out pathetic,» a member of the Twitterverse said.
This is pathetic. Michelle Wolf going after @PressSec is not even funny. Just flat out pathetic.
Michelle Wolf is what happens when the Left loses its capacity for comedy. They have nothing but hackneyed insults and late night tears because the President is much funnier than they are! #WHCD
Another called it «vile.» «If I’m ever blessed with a daughter, I’d want her to grow up like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, never #MichelleWolf»
Michelle Wolf’s presentation tonight was vile, not even funny, & speaks volumes of the democrat party. If I’m ever blessed with a daughter, I’d want her to grow up like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, never #MichelleWolf. #WHCD
Michelle Wolf didn’t fail just because she was (spectacularly) one-sided. It was because she was unnecessarily cruel on a night the WHCA was trying to showcase decency and purpose. Undermined an otherwise meaningful night.
