Obama Takes On Trump, Releases Birth Video At White House Correspondents Dinner

Last night's annual White House Correspondent's dinner was an evening of zings and birthing videos, with President Obama and host Seth Meyers both delivering pretty hilarious political one-liners. But most of all, it was a night to ream Donald Trump, who sat by awkwardly as both the President and Meyers skewered him repeatedly. You can watch the whole event here, but scroll down for lots of highlights and video clips:

You can read the whole transcript of President Obama's speech here, but among his best jokes was this Trump zinger:

Donald Trump is here tonight! Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately, but no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald. And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter -- like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?
But all kidding aside, obviously, we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience. For example -- no, seriously, just recently, in an episode of Celebrity Apprentice at the steakhouse, the men's cooking team cooking did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks. And there was a lot of blame to go around. But you, Mr. Trump, recognized that the real problem was a lack of leadership. And so ultimately, you didn't blame Lil' Jon or Meatloaf. You fired Gary Busey. And these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. Well handled, sir. Well handled.

Before he spoke, the President showed a parody video of The King's Speech, which you can watch online here. He also addressed concerns about his birth certificate by showing his "birth video":

Seth Meyers got in one great line mocking Sarah Palin ("Donald Trump owns the Miss USA Pageant, which is great for Republicans because it will streamline their search for a Vice President"), but unleashed a series of jokes at Trump's expense: "Donald Trump often appears on Fox, which is ironic, because a fox often appears on Donald Trump's head."

As the cameras centered on him during much of the ribbing, Trump did not look like a man who was having much fun; as Mat Johnson tweeted: "Note to Trump- when roasted, laugh. Don't stare with an expression that says, 'When I am King, I will behead you on live TV.'"

Meyers also poked fun at the President, noting how much he's aged since coming to the White House: “Mr. President, look at your hair. If your hair gets any whiter the tea party is going to endorse it. Ooooh, I’m going to get an angry voicemail from Ginni Thomas in 19 years.” He also pointed out Obama's most dangerous enemy: “I’ll tell you who could definitely beat you [in 2012], Mr. President: 2008 Barack Obama. You would have loved him.”

Meyers also got in good jokes about Will.i.Am (“I’ll bet it’s hard getting back in campaign mode again, but you know who is really dreading it? Will.i.am. He’s writing down words that rhyme with ‘debt-ceiling’.”), and The Huffington Post: “The New York times [after] party used to be free, but tonight, apparently there’s a cover. So, like everyone else, I’ll probably just go to the Huffington Post party. And the Huffington Post party is asking people to go to other parties first and just steal food and drinks and bring it from there.”

There were several after-parties, and it seems that Sarah Palin hit them all up: she was spotted at the MSNBC party, where most people went to hear Cee Lo, and Rachel Maddow was serving drinks. But the "hot" party was the Vanity Fair/Bloomberg affair, with fancy embroidered pillows and all; Palin was so excited about it, she was reportedly 25 minutes early for that one.

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By Ben Yakas in News on May 1, 2011 11:23 AM

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Tom Hughes

Now we know that Obama had already ordered the SEALs to get Bin Laden, but he was cool as all getout on stage in black tie: not a care in the world while the most important military mission of his Presidency is going down. How many people can pull that off? I think Michelle knew what was going on, she is struggling to look relaxed. But the Commander in Chief was in command.

Jennifer

George Bush could never be this funny, and by that I mean intentionally funny

ANGRYGOD11

Is it too soon to say CBS News correspondent Lara Logan looks really good?

canofpeas

Did Obama make a funny about taking it up the ass from Corporate America or the newly appointed mayor of Chicago? I didn't think so.

freddynyc

Obama actually has better timing than Meyers, who sounds like an overzealous 12 year old at at his JHS talent show.

dept54321

Nah. No one will ever top Colbert from a few years ago, but Meyers did a fine job.

SonnyBobiche

Wow! The Wash Post invites Trump so that he can be there in person when the President roasts him. But as opposed to an actual roast, the recipient didn't get a chance to retort. Forget fairness; the entertainment value would have risen through the stratosphere had Trump being invited to talk. It's a comedy night after all.

It's actually incredible at how thin skin Obama is. He is so upset at criticism that he lowers himself to the level of Trump because Trump is the only guy who is not afraid to attack him personally. Every other President has used self-deprecating humor at those dinners, Obama is so narcissistic that he trumps Trump. Every joke he has ever made as President ends up with self-aggrandizement. He compared himself to Kimba, the chosen one? Darn!

Spirit of 76

First, the Lion King was Simba, not Kimba, which was the white lion. Second, you should have kept watching instead of stopping. Then you would have heard afterward, "I just want to tell the Fox News table - that was a joke. That was not my real birth video. That was a children's cartoon. Call Disney if you don't believe me. They have the real, long form version."

dept54321

"The only guy not afraid to attack him personally?" Conservatives have been attacking him relentlessly since the day he took office. He's not a real American. He's a socialist. He's a Chicago thug. If a monkey flings its shit at the President--and there is no bigger monkey than Donald Trump--I have no problem with him throwing a little back, under the right circumstances and in the right venue, which this clearly was. Trump is half-yahoo, half-sleaze, a glorified used-car salesman with an exaggerated sense of his own talent and importance, and he deserves to have the piss taken out of him.

smorrebrod

Since the day he took office?

Correction: Since Shepard Fairey made the HOPE posters.

Eric

I guess nobody told Obama that the FBI released their own documents claiming there were three aliens found dead in the Roswell crash.

http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles...

bonitaapplebum

Eric, maybe next time, make a note to self: do not link others to an article when making a point, when such point is debunked in said article with the following text: Update: The "secret FBI memo" mentioned in this article turned out to be a hoax. Click here for more details about this hoax.

Eric

Err, nothing in that article contradicted what I said. Perhaps you should make a note to yourself to try thinking before before critiquing the posts of others.

Melissa Hoffmann

Read the entire article! At the end of the story, it basically says UPDATE: THIS IS ALL A HOAX with a link to the story about how IT'S A HOAX.

I think it's hilarious when people try to act like they know something by posting an article, but DON'T EVEN READ IT!!!

Hahahahahaha

bonitaapplebum

the article itself says that the so called "secret FBI memo" was a hoax, so clearly that contradicts your assertion that someone should tell Obama about a fake FBI memo.