JOKE ABOUT JOE BIDEN'S AGE

AT THE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER

This annual evening, which brings together all of Washington politicians and the media, celebrates in theory the first amendment to the American Constitution defending the freedom of the press. But in practice, we mostly remember the jokes.

Daily Show comedian Roy Wood Jr underlined the age of Mr. Biden who, a candidate for re-election, could remain in office until he is 86 if he wins. By mentioning the demonstrations in France against the pension reform.

Daily Show comedian Roy Wood Jr

“They revolted because they didn't want to work until they were 64. Meanwhile, in the United States, we have an 80-year-old man who begs us to work four more years,” he quipped, provoking a broad smile from the head of state, seated a few meters away.

“'Let me finish the job': it's not a campaign slogan, it's a plea,” continued the comedian. “Say what you want about our president but when he wakes up from [his] nap, the job is done. »

The American president took and replied on Saturday to the humorous spades about his age during the gala dinner of the correspondents of the White House.

"Call me old - I call that seasoned," the president replied. “They say I'm an elder - I say I'm wise. They say I'm not very young anymore – Don Lemon would say I'm a man of first youth”.

Don Lemon, a star CNN anchor, was recently fired by the channel after he sparked controversy when he said Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, 51, was "no longer young."

Mr. Biden also reserved a spade for Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media mogul and owner of the conservative Fox News channel.

“You might think I don't like Rupert Murdoch. It's not true. How could I not like a man who makes me look like Harry Styles? “joked the American president, in reference to the 29-year-old British star.

The appeal of the correspondents' dinner, which is held in the vast room of the Washington Hilton, had somewhat withered in recent years, between the boycott of Donald Trump and the pandemic.

But this year the event was sold out, with 2,600 guests, including Mr. Biden and his vice-president Kamala Harris. The presence of the two heads of the executive revives a tradition lost since the presidency of Donald Trump.