United states and i m going to be fine. i m going to be fine, right? cnn s priscilla alvarez is with us now. good morning. president biden very self-deprecating, also plenty of jabs at the gop, but he also struck a really serious note about press freedom. well, as you heard there, the overarching theme of the night was democracy and freedom of the press. but biden certainly packed in his jokes. he took a swipe at the republican party at the start, going after his predecessor former president donald trump as well as kevin mccarthy. take a listen. this is the first time the president has attended this dinner in six years. [ applause ] it is understandable, we had a horrible plague, followed by two