Last night in Washington at a rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner.
What do we do here?
Is this supposed to be fun?
Am I supposed to be serious?
Am I supposed to be a comedian?
I'm Ayesha Roscoe.
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Yesterday, the White House said the president's remarks would be, quote, unifying yet vicious.
Well, just how unifying and how vicious.
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