Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took the White House press corps’ annual gala as an opportunity to make light of the criticism he has faced in his 15 months in office. He also aimed a few barbs at his predecessor and the Republican Party. The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night ended a two-year pandemic-related hiatus even as the threat of COVID-19 loomed. Biden cracked, “Just imagine if my predecessor came to this dinner this year. Now that would really have been a real coup.” Biden also said he was happy to be with the only group of Americans with a lower approval rating than he has.