Last night marked US President Barack Obama's final White House Correspondents' Dinner before leaving office. And few were safe from the Commander in Chief's lethal one liners on the night.
On his last year in office...
1. "Foreign leaders they have been looking ahead, anticipating my departure. Last week, Prince George showed up to our meeting in his bathrobe. That was a slap in the face."
2. "Eight years ago I was a young man, full of idealism and vigour. And look at me now: I am grey and grizzled, and just counting down the days 'till my death panel."
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On Feeling The Bern...
3. "Bernie, you look like a million bucks. Or to put it in terms you understand, you look like 37,000 donations of $27 each."
4. "I am a little hurt that you're distancing yourself from me, Bernie. That's not something you do to your comrade."
Source: C-SPAN
On who the next president will be...
5. "Next year someone else will be standing in this spot. And it's anyone's guess who SHE will be."
On Hillary's growing appeal for young voters...
6. You got to admit it, though, Hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little like your relative who just signed up for Facebook. 'Dear America, did you get my poke? It didn't appear on your wall. Not sure I’m using this right. Love, Aunt Hillary'."
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On the state of news journalism...
7. "Spotlight is... a movie about investigative journalists with resources and autonomy to chase down the truth. Best fantasy film since Star Wars."
On the Veep...
8. "I want to thank Joe Biden for not shooting anybody in the face. Thank you, Joe."
You've earned this, Joe Biden! (Pinterest) Source: Pinterest
On being African-American...
9. "Ted had a tough week. He went to Indiana... stood on a basketball court and called the hoop a basketball ring. What else is in his lexicon? Baseball sticks, football hats, but, sure I'm the foreign one!"
10. "Sorry I was late tonight, I was running on CPT—which stands for: "Jokes White People Should Not Make."
11. "While in England, I did have lunch with her Majesty the Queen. Took in a performance of Shakespeare, hit the links with David Cameron. Just in case anybody is still debating if I'm black enough, I think that settles the debate."
On his approval ratings...
12. "In my final year my approval ratings keep going up. The last time I was this high I was trying to decide on my major."
On Donald Trump...
13. "And it is surprising: You've got a room full of reporters, celebrities, cameras — and he says no."
14. "Is this dinner too tacky for The Donald? What could he possibly be doing instead? Is he at home, eating a Trump steak, tweeting out insults to Angela Merkel? What's he doing?"
15. They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be president. But in fairness he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan."
16. "There's one area where Donald's experience could be invaluable, and that's closing Guantanamo. Because Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground."
Trump's reaction to Obama's speech. Probably. (Fox News) Source: Fox News
On the state of the Republican Party...
17. "The end of the republic has never looked better."
On life after the White House...
18. "If this material works well, I'm going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. Earn me some serious Tubmans." A reference to a new version of the US $20 bill which features Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave and abolitionist, on the front.
OBAMA OUT. *mic drop*
(C-SPAN) Source: C-SPAN
