President Barack Obama birth his eighth and last White House Correspondents ' Dinner speech on Saturday night , and as you may have wait , he did n’t hold back in nose fun at the 2016 presidential race , the media , and himself . From Bernie Sanders to Prince George to CNN , nobody was safe from the chairperson ’s hilarious jabs – especially Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump .
" I am excited , " Obama said early in his comment . " If this fabric figure out well , I ’m going to use it at Goldman Sachs next yr … realize me some serious Harriet Tubman . "
Unsurprisingly , Obama spent much of his half - time of day lecture roasting the GOP and its presumed presidential campaigner , who he called out for not being in attendance despite the room full of media , tv camera , and celebrities . However , the chairperson also suggested Trump could really institute sure valuable experiences to the presidency , saying , " There ’s one country where Trump ’s experience could be invaluable … closing down Guantanamo . trump card know a affair or two about consort waterfront property into the terra firma . " He also commend Trump ’s extended history of allot with significant world drawing card like “ Miss Sweden , Miss Argentina , Miss Azerbaijan , " for example .
The Chief Executive also joked about his struggle with Republican leading over his Supreme Court pick , making a splendiferous reference to aninfamousGame of Thronesscenethat elicited a few gasps among the renown , pol , media , and other Washington D.C. insider in the way . Democrats get their fair ploughshare of ridicule , too , including Sanders , who was in attending with his wife , Jane . “ Bernie , you reckon like a million bucks ! " Obama said . " Or to put it in terms you ’ll translate : 37,000 contribution of $ 27 each . " He also likened Clinton ’s ongoing attempts to get ahead over young citizenry to everyone ’s old relative who just sign up up for Facebook .
While last night ’s speech might not have been Obama’sbestact at the WHCD , the president attend up plenty of laughs and laugh everyone can relish , regardless of political leaning or political party affiliation . His " Obama out " mic bead at the final stage was pretty great , too .
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