Lemon’s ouster, the chief executive of CNN, Chris Licht, was at the party too, although it was unclear if the two spotted each other. At one point, the man responsible for Mr. Gavin Newsom of California and Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary-turned-MSNBC host. Lemon, a client, showed up ready to mingle with a crowd that included the actress Cobie Smulders, Gov. The late-night party hosted by United Talent Agency, which represents many television news anchors and correspondents, drew the most interest.
Some of the buzziest parties were hosted by news start-ups intent on establishing themselves, including Crooked Media, Axios and Semafor. Politico’s Playbook, the newsletter that obsessively covers all things Washington, included “spotted at” guests lists for 14 events on Friday night, a full 24 hours before the dinner itself. Like the wedding of a wealthy family, it has now replicated into multiple events spread over five days, with the first pre-dinner parties and receptions starting Wednesday night and the last post-dinner brunches scheduled for Sunday. In its second year since the pandemic, the dinner has mushroomed into an even more splashy spectacle. “But then I could be sued for defamation.” When some groaned, he quipped, “It ain’t nothing compared to what they do to me.” “And hell, I’d call Fox honest, fair and truthful,” he told the crowd gathered in a cavernous ballroom in Washington as well as a national television audience watching at home. “This year, with that $787 million settlement, they’re here because they couldn’t say no to a free meal.” Biden said, in a nod to his coronavirus response strategy. “Last year, your favorite Fox News reporters were able to attend” the dinner “because they were fully vaccinated and boosted,” Mr. Carlson on Monday just days after settling a defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million. Biden made the most of the opportunity with some timely skewering of those who usually skewer him - most notably Fox News, which fired Mr.
In his annual appearance at the black-tie White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the one night a year that a president is expected to play a stand-up comic, Mr. Biden took advantage on Saturday night as he gleefully mocked some of his favorite foils. Whatever news gods decided that the cable television stars Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon should be fired the same week that President Biden was scheduled to give a funny speech ribbing the news media certainly were generous in providing fresh material.
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