- Joe Biden used his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to mock Donald Trump.
- “Yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man, facing a six-year-old,” Biden said.
- Biden used humorous and sarcastic remarks to escalate his attacks on Trump.
Often referred to as Washington’s “nerds ball,” hundreds of journalists, politicians and celebrities rubbed shoulders Saturday evening at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The evening often includes a roast of the president that is aimed at journalists and other guests from the public. But this year, Joe Biden used the speech to mock his Republican rival in the 2024 elections, Donald Trump.
“Yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man, I’m running against a six-year-old,” Biden joked, referring to media concerns that he would be too old and mentally unfit to run the Presidency. Biden is 81 years old. Trump is 77 years old.
Biden then mocked Trump for falling out with his former vice president, Mike Pence, who challenged him over the outcome of the 2020 election and refused in March to support his former boss.
Biden said: “Age is the only thing we have in common. My vice president actually supports me.”
The president also commented on Trump’s secret trial taking place in New York, where he is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a secret payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels.
He called his 2024 election opponent a “sleeping Don,” referring to reports that the former president dozed off during court proceedings.
“Donald has had a rough few days lately,” Biden said. “You could call it stormy weather.”
Biden jokes are offensive
Using humorous jabs at Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been a growing theme of Biden’s re-election strategy as he steps up his attacks on his 2024 opponent.
Trump has a long history of using derogatory nicknames and puns against his political competitors. He nicknamed Biden “Sleepy Joe” and referred to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his main opponent in the Republican primary, as “Ron DeSanctimonious.”
At the North American Building Trades Union Conference in Washington DC last week, where Biden received the union’s endorsement, the president got personal with Trump, joking: “Remember when he was trying to manage COVID, and he said inject some bleach into your vein? He missed. It all went to his hair.
The Union audience stood and applauded, according to a report. Biden added: “I shouldn’t have said that.”
The presidential campaign also called Trump, who claims to be a multi-billionaire but has struggled to post a court-ordered $454 million bail, a “Broken Don.”
This appears to be a change for Biden, who just a month ago refused to go further than calling Trump “my predecessor” in his State of the Union address.
Trump responded to Biden’s comments Saturday on his Truth Social platform, saying: “The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was really bad. Colin Jost was bombed, and Crooked Joe was an absolute disaster! There is no Nothing worse than that!”
Later in his speech to White House correspondents, Biden also made some light-hearted jokes at the expense of the media. “Some of you have complained that I don’t answer your questions enough. No comment,” he laughed.
He added: “The New York Times issued a statement criticizing me for ‘actively and effectively avoiding independent journalists.’ Hey, if that’s what it takes for the New York Times to say I’m active and effective, I’m all for it. “.
The president concluded his speech in a more serious manner, urging the media to keep in mind the implications of the November election.
“Let’s put aside the horse racing numbers, the trappings, the distractions and the spectacles that have come to dominate and sensationalize our politics and focus on what’s really at stake,” he said.
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