U.S. President Joe Biden has attended the annual dinner for the Washington press corps. It was the first presidential appearance at the event in six years.
Biden delivered a humorous speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday. About 2,500 people were in attendance.
He opened by making light of his lagging approval ratings. He said, “A special thanks to the 42 percent of you who actually applauded.”
Biden also took a dig at his predecessor, Donald Trump.
(Joe Biden / U.S. President)
“This is the first time the president attended this dinner in six years. It's understandable. We had a horrible plague, followed by two years of COVID.”
The incumbent president usually attends the dinner. But former President Trump had an especially frosty relationship with much of the media and chose not to go.
◆ make light of～について冗談を言う、（重要なことを）重要でないように扱う
Biden delivered a humorous speech at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday. About 2,500 people were in attendance.
He opened by making light of his lagging approval ratings. He said, “A special thanks to the 42 percent of you who actually applauded.”
Biden also took a dig at his predecessor, Donald Trump.
(Joe Biden / U.S. President)
“This is the first time the president attended this dinner in six years. It's understandable. We had a horrible plague, followed by two years of COVID.”
The incumbent president usually attends the dinner. But former President Trump had an especially frosty relationship with much of the media and chose not to go.
◆ make light of～について冗談を言う、（重要なことを）重要でないように扱う
◆ lagging 低迷している、停滞している
◆ applaud～拍手喝采する
◆ take a dig at ～について嫌味や皮肉を言う、毒舌を吐く
◆ plague疫病