i m really excited to be here tonight. we re the only group of americans with a lower approval rating than i have. this is the first time the president attended this dinner in six years. it s understandable. we had a horrible plague, follow by two years of covid. folks, i m not really here to roast the gop. that s not my style. besides, there is nothing i can say about the gop that kevin mccarthy hasn t already put on tape. today s republicans say, tear down mickey mouse s house. pretty soon they ll be storming cinderella s castle. you can be sure of it. republicans seem to support one fella. some guy named brandon. he s having a really good year. and i m kind of happy for him. don t forget, you can tweet
how did your day job as the nfl players union, medical director, prepare you for this trip? you talked about having to respond on 911 but, also, everything you do in your day job i imagine prepared you as well. absolutely. d. smith my boss, jc treter the president of our union, they were completely supportive of the mission both financially and psychologically, spiritually, emotionally, and everything else. but day to day, we, the players association, have to speak truth to power. far more powerful organization. and there were, in the middle of the night in the air raid shelters there was that sense of the same speaking truth to power and using our influence to help make some little difference for the folks we saw. just any final words from you for our viewers that are watching right now? you have been, in a unique position having been on the ground helping these ukrainians. what else would you like to say
the fresh green papaya sal a, this is a true vietnamese style meal. that is making me hungry. be sure to tune in for the all new original series, nomad with carlton mccoy after the season premier of stanley too mci. the washington press corps top government officials and hollywood celebrities gathered for the white house correspondence dinner in the nation s capital last night. it is the first time in three years the event has been held during the pandemic and it was the first time in six years a sitting president attended. host trevor noah poked fun at politicians including president biden who also cracked jokes about everything from his low approval rating to the gop. a special thanks to the 42% of you who actually applauded.