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To the press reps: “A lot of people don’t trust you right now, and can you blame them? … Remember election night? That was your Steve Harvey–Miss Universe moment.On his RSVP, he just wrote, ‘No,’ which happens to be his second favorite N-word.” He was busy doing a pre-Civil War reenactment. “Jeff Sessions couldn’t be here tonight.Is Steve Bannon here? I do not see Steve Bannon … I do not see Steve Bannon … I do Nazi Steve Bannon.” “A lot of people think Steve Bannon is the reason Donald Trump dog-whistles to racists, and that is just not true.How is that possible? We’ve all had that excuse, haven’t we? ‘I said what? Listen, babe, I was hammered - that’s not who I really am!’ What does Donald Trump tell Melania? ‘Listen, babe, last year on that bus with Billy Bush - that’s exactly who I am.’” That means: Every statement, every interview, every tweet - completely sober. “You know Donald Trump doesn’t drink, right? … Think about that.Every time Trump goes golfing, the headline should read, ‘Trump Goes Golfing. “A lot of people in the media say Donald Trump goes golfing too much … Do you want to know what he’s not doing when he’s golfing? Being president … The longer you keep him distracted, the longer we’re not at war with North Korea.It’s a very long flight … As for the other guy, I think he’s in Pennsylvania because he can’t take a joke.”

“The leader of our country isn’t here.

While the 25-minute set didn’t quite match the brilliance of some of the best WHCD roasts in history, the animated and charming Minhaj had his moments. Given the absence of the president, as well as his entire cabinet, this monologue was a great opportunity for the Muslim-American Minhaj to speak truth to power without worry of facing reproach in the moment. Keeping in mind Trump’s notoriously thin skin, his unhappy ribbing at the hands of Barack Obama and Seth Meyers in 2011, and Trump’s own bomb at the Al Smith dinner in 2016, it’s not surprising he decided to host his own self-congratulatory (and comedy-free) rally, far from D.C. And, of course, this was all done without the presence of the commander-in-chief, who conspicuously decided to sit it out. Given the contentious relationship between the press and the current administration, much of the dinner banter served as something of a pep talk: White House Correspondents’ Association president Jeff Mason defended the press against the president’s accusations that it creates “fake news” and is the “enemy of the people.” Famed Watergate reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein gave a primer on tenaciously pursuing truth and fairness. Even considering the usual odd “I’m okay, you’re okay,” vibe of the WHCD - which usually involves the president telling a few jokes about various media outlets who cover him, before being roasted by a political comedian (or, you know, Rich Little) - this year was even stranger for a number of reasons.

This is just one of the lines that let the audience know how Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj felt about slinging jokes at a president-free, post-truth White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “In America, our political opponents are not evil.“This is one of the strangest events I’ve ever done in my life.” “In our toxic political environment, I’ve heard some people in both parties describe their opponents as enemies or evil,” Haley said. ”īut then Haley struck a different tone, warning against the increasingly entrenched and pernicious divide between parties.

“Actually, when the President found out that I was Indian-American, he asked if I was from the same tribe as Elizabeth Warren,” she added.Īmong other jokes, Haley also shared a piece of advice President Trump gave her: “he said if I get stuck for laughs, just brag about his accomplishments - it really killed at the UN, I gotta tell you. “You wanted an Indian woman, but Elizabeth Warren failed her DNA test.” Haley also quipped that the Foundation’s decision to ask her to speak was to “spice things up” after “Boy Scout” Paul Ryan addressed the dinner the year prior. After being introduced by comedian and emcee Jim Gaffigan, the M.C., as “the next president of the United States,” Haley dismissed speculation about a 2020 run, telling the audience that it was “so ridiculous” and “way too early for anyone to be thinking about running for president-unless you’re a Senate Democrat during the Kavanaugh hearings.”