During the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Joe Biden aimed several jokes at former President Donald Trump and also took a humorous swipe at the press and Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado.
The dinner’s opening segment included a replay of President Barack Obama’s 2011 roast of Trump, who was in attendance at that dinner. Comedian Matt Friend followed with an impersonation of Trump reacting to that roast, delivering a series of jokes aimed at the gathered press and attendees. The audience’s response to the bit was mixed.
Biden then took to the stage, starting with a series of jokes targeting Trump. He poked fun at Trump allegedly sleeping in court, referenced the Stormy Daniels scandal, and jabbed at Trump’s former Vice President, Mike Pence, for not endorsing the ex-president. The audience appeared more receptive to Biden’s jokes, laughing and applauding at his quips.
Beyond jokes aimed at Trump, Biden took a moment to mention Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, referencing her removal from a theater due to alleged inappropriate behavior. Biden’s joke centered around the concept of “political theater” in Congress, with the punchline suggesting that if Congress were truly a theater, Boebert would have been removed long ago.
