Tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was President Barack Obama’s last one. It was his very last and final opportunity to throw jabs at his haters and take friendly swings at friends. President Barack Obama was prepared with the jokes. Below are some of the president’s best jokes
- “It is an honor to be here at my last, and perhaps the last White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” Obama said. “You all look great, and the end of the republic has never looked so good.
- “I do apologize for being a little late tonight, I was running on C.P.T.—which stands for ‘jokes white people should not make,’”
- “Next year, someone else will be standing at this spot, and it’s anyone’s guess who she will be,” Obama said, referring to the podium at which the president was speaking.
- “Eight years ago, I was a young man, full of idealism, and vigor. Look at me now. I’m gray, grizzled, and just counting down the days until my death panel.”
- “Someone said to me, Mr. President, you are so yesterday. Justin Trudeau has replaced you. He’s so charming, and he’s so handsome—he’s the future,” Obama said. “I said, ‘Justin, give it a rest.’
- “Michelle hasn’t aged a bit—the only way you can date her in photos is by looking at me.”
- “Even journalists are leaving me . . . Jake Tapper left journalism to join CNN,”
- “My approval ratings keep going up. The last time I was this high, I was trying to decide my major.”
- “some candidates aren’t polling well enough to get their own joke.”
- “I’m a little hurt he’s not here tonight,” Obama said of Donald Trump. ”We had so much fun the last time. And it’s a little surprising—you have a room full of reporters and cameras, and he says no?
- “I don’t want to spend too much time on the Donald. Following your lead, I want to show some restraint. Because from the start, I think he’s received the right amount of coverage, fitting the seriousness of his campaign. I hope you’re all proud of yourselves. The guy wanted to give his hotel business a boost, and now we’re praying that Cleveland makes it through July.”