Unlike last year, celebrities were hard to find, and a few journalists in attendance even confessed on social media that dinner was lousy and the vibe depressing. At least there was comedian Hasan Minhaj’s set to cap off the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night.
Reviews were mixed, and attendees not only had to wait until the end of the night for Minhaj to perform; once he did get his show on the road, there was another wait for the jokes, according to Fox Business Network host Kennedy.
Waiting for @hasanminhaj to be funny
— Kennedy (@KennedyNation) April 30, 2017
Omg me too!!!!
— roberta0217 (@roberta0217) April 30, 2017
so is anyone who ever paid him
— SmirkingBuddha?? (@TOProject) April 30, 2017
That will be a LONG wait…….
— E.A. Mercado (@netgirl11) April 30, 2017
You're in for a long wait, hope you brought snacks
— Rebecca R. (@VRWCmama) April 30, 2017
Our condolences. #Gutfeld is on, though. Can you watch on your phone?
— DjWeideman (@DjWeideman) April 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/Steven_Castro/status/858513822696574980
Funny how? Funny like a clown?
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/858516824262008837
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) April 30, 2017
— On the Mohawk (@onthemohawk) April 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/858512209357492224
— Michael Sanislo (@sparktherevolt) April 30, 2017
— MJ3D molṑn labé ن ♞✟ (@jabob99) April 30, 2017
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Judge for yourself … or not.
WATCH: @HasanMinhaj COMPLETE REMARKS at #WHCD2017 https://t.co/NF2I9BtQOt #WHCD #NerdProm #HasanMinhaj pic.twitter.com/Z5TZ34uTFU
— CSPAN (@cspan) April 30, 2017
CNN's Jeff Zucker tells @hasanminhaj "you killed it!" pic.twitter.com/PeOb3gZgF9
— WHCA (@whca) April 30, 2017
Don’t forget the narrative, though; last year was a going-away party for President Obama, and everyone in the media — even the reporters he declared enemies of the state and spied on — loved the guy. But this year was all about the First Amendment, scholarships, hard-hitting journalism, and self-congratulations.
At every seat at tonight's WHCD: First Amendment lapel pins. To remind us what this is really about pic.twitter.com/BBksm8FGYd
— Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) April 30, 2017
No it literally isn't https://t.co/LybhUqflJ9
— The Meturgeman (@DraftRyan2016) April 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/858506088089518080
That you all need reminding speaks volumes. Self-aggrandizing shills.
— Caffeinated American (@LynnRichterBlog) April 30, 2017
Protecting the right of the media to give Debate Questions only to their preferred candidate. Yay.
— Richard Edinger (@RichardEdinger) April 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/ganobleberries/status/858523764748955648
Maybe if they gave the media instructions written on snacks?
Just some of the incredible cookies being served to White House press corps courtesy of #whitehousecookiecorps pic.twitter.com/cYOmCLuNV8
— WHCA (@whca) April 28, 2017
For eight years they said "CONFORM" "ONE OF US" "OBEY.
— FD-TURKEY-tory (@FDTerritory) April 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/motionview/status/858419657178468352
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HA! Katie Pavlich mocks #WHCD2017 for giving Berkeley a gift of $5000 for ‘free speech’https://t.co/8h4G19mWzx
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 30, 2017
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 1, 2017
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