US President Joe Biden roasted his predecessor and political rival, Donald Trump and poked fun at his age at the annual dinner for Washington바카라s political and media elites, saying "I am a grown man running against a six-year-old".
The White House Correspondents바카라 Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night provided the platform for Biden, 81, to continue his criticism of Trump, 77, with cutting humor.
The high-profile event came against the backdrop of growing protests over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
"Of course, the 2024 election바카라s in full swing and, yes, age is an issue: I바카라m a grown man running against a 6-year-old,바카라 Biden said in a roughly 10-minute speech, referring to former President Trump, whom he called 바카라Sleepy Don.바카라
Speaking to an audience of nearly 3,000 journalists, celebrities and politicians, Biden added, 바카라Age is the only thing we have in common. My vice president actually endorses me.바카라
바카라Donald has had a few tough days lately. You might call it 바카라stormy바카라 weather,바카라 Biden said, an oblique reference to Stormy Daniels, a porn actress who claims she had an affair and received a hush-money payment in the days before the 2016 election, a deal at the centre of his New York trial.
The president went on to draw a contrast between his reelection campaign, which has ramped up since his State of the Union address last month, and that of Trump.
Biden and Trump have both secured the delegates they need to win their respective party nominations in the November 5 presidential race, setting a rematch of their 2020 election showdown.
After a slew of jokes targeting Trump, Biden then took a more sombre tone to talk about his 2024 rival to the room of journalists, lawmakers and celebrities.
바카라The defeated former president has made no secret of his attack on our democracy. He said he wants to be a dictator on day one, and so much more. He tells supporters he is their revenge and retribution. When in God바카라s name [have] you ever heard another president say something like that?바카라 Biden asked, referring to Trump's recent remarks.
바카라We have to take this seriously. Eight years ago, you could바카라ve written off [that] it was just Trump talk, but no longer. Not after January 6,바카라 Biden said, calling on the audience to 바카라move past the horse race numbers바카라 and 바카라focus on what바카라s actually at stake.바카라
Comedian Colin Jost followed Biden바카라s remarks at the dinner on Saturday with a roast of the incumbent and other political figures in the room, offering comic relief against a backdrop of congressional tensions and conflict abroad.
Demonstrators protested media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war and the administration바카라s handling of the conflict near the Washington Hilton event space 바카라 and Biden notably didn바카라t make direct reference to the protests or the conflict during his speech.
As journalists and celebrities entered the Washington Hilton, protesters accused them of cosigning the president바카라s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, shouting, 바카라Shame on you!바카라 while urging them to speak out against the killing of journalists in Gaza.
Since Hamas바카라 October 7 attacks, at least 97 journalists 바카라 92 of them Palestinian 바카라 have been killed in the region, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit that has been tracking the death toll.
