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Greg Evans
May 01, 2022
Biden points out that Fox News reporters at White House Correspondents Dinner ...
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On Saturday night, Joe Biden hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner and the president took the opportunity to take a pop at Fox News and their reporting on the Covid-19 vaccination.
It's not much of a secret that Fox and the Biden administration don't see eye to eye and their White House reporter Peter Doocy often clashes with White House press secretary Jen Psaki over vaccine requirements.
Speaking at Saturday's event, Biden championed the power of the vaccine and also appeared to take a sly dig at Fox News faces who were in the room during his speech as he pointed out that they had to be vaccinated in order to be there.
The president said: "We're here to show the country that we are getting through this pandemic. Plus, everyone had to prove that they are fully vaccinated and boosted. So if you're at home watching this and you're wondering how to do that just contact your favourite Fox News reporter. They're all here. Vaccinated and boosted. All of them."
That cut to Peter Doocy... \n\n\u201cEveryone had to prove they were fully vaccinated and boosted. So if you are at home watching this and you wonder how to do that, just contact your favorite Fox News reporter. They\u2019re all here, vaccinated and boosted, all of them.\u201dpic.twitter.com/kA56YzjiVU— Matt Wilstein (@Matt Wilstein) 1651371453
This remark got a huge reaction from the audience as the camera panned around to find Doocy coyly clapping and nodding his head, who we're gonna guess wasn't too happy about that comment.
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Many watching at home couldn't help but find the moment awkwardly hilarious.
Hahahahahahhapic.twitter.com/AbTrZJwF3g— Banks \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Banks \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1651372667
hahaha that is outstandinghttps://twitter.com/mattwilstein/status/1520588204373463041\u00a0\u2026— Richard (@Richard) 1651388284
#NewsCorp is full of despicable FRW cowardly hypocrites.https://twitter.com/mattwilstein/status/1520588204373463041\u00a0\u2026— \ud83d\udca7Sociable Socialist aka Stephen \u270a\ud83c\udfff (@\ud83d\udca7Sociable Socialist aka Stephen \u270a\ud83c\udfff) 1651381808
"who wore it better?"pic.twitter.com/6ZIzSZRVUG— Skittle Skeet (@Skittle Skeet) 1651374693
\u201cIt\u2019s okay\u2026they\u2019ll just edit me out in post\u201dpic.twitter.com/jT9mqg74Aq— C\ud83c\udf6a\ud83c\udf6akie Montague (@C\ud83c\udf6a\ud83c\udf6akie Montague) 1651376097
That wasn't Doocy's only involvement on the evening. He also appeared in a sketch where James Corden attempted to Psaki's job with predictably bad results.
\u2018I\u2019m a British talk show host who lives in Los Angeles. So, who better than I to come down here to the White House and see if I can get a job\u2019 \u2014 Watch \u2018The Late Late Show\u2019 host James Corden\u2019s full sketch at the start of the White House Correspondents' Association Dinnerpic.twitter.com/ahpLsYvPqI— NowThis (@NowThis) 1651368978
Elsewhere in his speech, Biden mocked Donald Trump by saying: "‘We had a horrible plague followed by two years of Covid." This was the first White House correspondent's dinner since 2019. The event is famous for its use of comedy with the sitting president often getting roasted by comedians.
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