President Obama has for the last unpunished his political rivals and friends ridiculed at the annual gala dinner for White House reporters.
"It is an honor to do my last Correspondents' Dinner may even be at all the last time ever,. It might well be the end of the republic," Obama opened the speech.
But that dire prediction he came back soon. "Next year at this time there is someone else. It's still a guess which woman will be."
Obama had not only positive comments about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who was not there. "If my jokes are good, I use at Goldman Sachs them next year." After resigning as foreign minister retouched Clinton hundreds of thousands of dollars for speeches at that bank.
On the other Democratic candidate, who was in the audience, Obama said: "Look him down, Bernie Sanders, he looks like a million bucks Or in his words. As 34,000 times 27 dollars."
Sanders let itself on the fact that an average donation to his campaign chest 27 dollars, while Clinton would get much higher amounts of rich individuals and companies.
But of course a lot of attention was paid to Republicans and especially the nomination for the presidential candidate. It is an open secret that many leaders in the party are not happy that only Donald Trump and Ted Cruz over as contenders.
"We asked in advance what people wanted to eat: steak or fish Many of you wrote 'Paul Ryan' on.." The popular Ryan has said several times that he is not available as a presidential candidate, but there are persistent rumors that he will be put forward at the Republican convention.
At the end of the speech of the president is always a serious section on press freedom.When Obama began it, he had still hardly the most obvious topic: Donald Trump.
"Now a heavier part, a free press is essential for our democracy ...," Obama began. "No, I make a joke. You also know that I need to talk about Trump. So I can not end yet."
Like Clinton Trump was not the room. "I'm very disappointed about that," Obama said. "Is this dinner too ordinary for him? Is he home now- a Trump steak to eat and insults to Angela Merkel to tweet?"
"There is much criticism of Donald Trump. He would miss such experience abroad," the president said Trump, who had long owned the company that organizes Miss World contest."Trump does not miss experience; he knows Miss Sweden and Miss Argentina."
And Obama stuck with regard Trump. "I have a lot more stuff, but I like me, unlike you from the press," he said.
US media had accused them of billionaire made a contender through everything he does pay attention. "I hope you're proud of yourself. Trump really wanted just some promotion for his hotel business."
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