2024-04-28 07:28:34
Outside the event venue, a large-scale protest called for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
Criticism of pro-Israel reporting… “It’s not journalism, it’s complicity.”
On the 27th (local time), US President Joe Biden described former President Donald Trump as a ‘6-year-old child’ and ‘Sleepy Donald’, disparaging his presidential rival this November.
According to the Associated Press, President Biden generously used his speech time to ridicule former President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner held at the Hilton Hotel in Washington DC on this day.
President Biden began his speech by saying ‘sleepy Don’, and ‘sleepy’ is a nickname given to Biden by former President Trump. However, President Biden boldly counterattacked with this word, recalling former President Trump who was dozing off during the trial of a recent sexual assault silence case.
He continued, “I’ve had a tremendous time since the State of the Union address. But Donald has had a tough day recently. “You can call it stormy weather,” he said, reminiscent of adult film star Stormy Daniels, who was involved in former President Trump’s sexual harassment scandal.
President Biden also attempted to change the frame of reference to ‘age’, which he was mainly attacked for.
He said, “The 2024 election is in full swing. “Yes, age is an issue,” he said, but “I am an adult racing against a 6-year-old child.”
President Biden also said that he had little in common with former President Trump other than being ‘similar’ in age, and said, “My vice president actually supports me.” Vice President Kamala Harris responded by nodding her head. This was a direct attack on Mike Pence, vice president of the Trump administration, who refused to support former President Trump.
President Biden also emphasized that if former President Trump is re-elected, his second term would be much more harmful to the United States.
Meanwhile, a large-scale protest took place outside the event venue on this day, calling for a ceasefire in the war in the Israeli-Palestinian Gaza Strip. Protesters criticized President Biden for supporting Israel’s military operations and criticized the reporting practices of Western media that were biased against Israel.
“The American media continues to tell anti-Palestinian stories and downplay Israel’s war crimes,” one protester said. “The reporters’ dinner is nothing more than celebrating and supporting the Biden administration’s actions. “That is not journalism, it is complicity,” he fiercely criticized.
However, President Biden reportedly barely mentioned the war in Gaza and the increasingly serious humanitarian crisis at the event.
However, Kelly O’Donnel of NBC News, secretary of the White House Correspondents’ Corps, briefly mentioned that more than 100 journalists around the world died during the six months of the Gaza War. Journalists detained around the world, including Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovic, who was detained in Russia, were also recalled.
It is reported that about 3,000 people participated in the protest that day. Accordingly, the AP added that President Biden’s motorcade had to use an alternative route different from previous years from the White House to the Hilton Hotel to avoid the protesters.
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2024-04-28 07:28:34