Joe Biden laughs off age jokes at annual US media gathering – By Al Jazeera and News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / April 30, 2023
At the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, comedy mixes with somber calls to free reporters.
United States President Joe Biden was the subject of several pointed jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while taking the opportunity to hit back with a few of his own.
Washington’s political and media elites gathered on Saturday night in the US capital for an annual event whose mood ranged from traditional comedy gags to somber calls to free reporters imprisoned abroad.
Headlining the after-dinner entertainment was Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr, who gleefully mocked Biden, 80, for running for a second term, which could mean Biden would still be president at age 86.
Wood noted recent angry protests in France against raising the retirement age.
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