Washington's political and media elites observe their annual truce -- of a few hours -- Saturday at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, where Pres. Joe Biden will find himself the butt of jokes and hit back with his own. | ManilaBulletin
The ritual is a landmark on the US capital's social calendar and once again takes place in the Hilton Hotel where Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981, as he left from delivering a speech to trade unions.
Saturday's event, said White House Correspondents Association President Tamara Keith, is "completely sold out." Among those extra guests is Vice President Kamala Harris, joining 80-year-old Biden on stage in the same week that they declared their 2024 re-election bid. As in previous years, a prominent comedian will perform, this time "Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr.The occasion is meant to celebrate the constitution's First Amendment guarantees of free speech -- and a free press. However, the jokes tend to get the headlines."I have an opportunity as a citizen to look elected officials in the face and go, 'Here's where you're all messing up,'" he said, adding, "it needs to be funny.
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