President Biden also made a direct appeal to the press while getting fiery talking about Donald Trump posing a threat to democracy.
President Joe Biden took to the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner looking to score points on Republican rival Donald Trump while showing that his age isn’t as much of a factor as many voters worry.
You can watch the video above and/or read about what he said to see how successful you think he was at his mission.
Biden opened with a few remarks about his age, including joking about White House Correspondents Association President Kelly O’Donnell that, “let’s be honest, you’re way too young to be president.” O’Donnell is 58 years old.
He noted that it’s been a year since he last spoke at the Correspondents’ dinner, and said “my wife, Jill, who’s with me tonight, was worried how I’d do.”
“I told her, ‘Don’t worry. Just like riding a bike.’ She said, ‘That’s what I’m worried about,’” Biden quipped.
In one of his sharper jokes about his rival, Biden said, “Yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a 6-year-old.”
“I’m campaigning all over the country, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina. I’ve always done well in the original 13 colonies.”
“Speaking of history, did you hear what Donald just said about the major Civil War battle? Quote, ‘Gettysburg, wow.’ Trump’s speech was so embarrassing, the statue of Robert E. Lee surrendered again.”
“But look, age is the only thing we have in common. My vice president actually endorses me,” Biden said, taking a shot at Trump’s former VP Mike Pence opting out of supporting his former boss, who had notably expressed support for Jan. 6 rioters at the Capitol calling for hanging Pence.
This one is barely a joke, but Biden said, “I had a great stretch since the State of the Union, but Donald has had a few tough days lately. You might call it ‘Stormy weather.’” He was, of course, referencing Trump’s trial over paying hush money to hide an affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. “What the hell?”
“Trump’s so desperate, he started reading those Bibles he’s selling.”
“Then he got to the First Commandment: You shall have no other gods before me. That’s when he put it down and said, ‘This book’s not for me.’”
“Look, being here is a reminder that folks think what’s going on in Congress is political theater. That’s not true. If Congress were theater, they’d have thrown out Lauren Boebert a long time ago.” Biden was poking fun at Boebert’s infamous moment at the “Beetlejuice” musical where she was thrown out after vaping, getting intimate with her date and engaging in other disruptive behavior.
“To all my friends in the press… and Fox News,” Biden said, drawing laughs before even getting to his punchline, “some of you complain that I don’t take enough of your questions.” After taking a beat: “No comment.”
“Of course, the New York Times issued a statement blasting me for, quote, ‘actively and effectively avoiding independent journalists.’ Hey, if that’s what it takes to get the New York Times to say I’m ‘active and effective,’ I’m for it,” Biden joked, getting back once more to his age.
