MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan mentioned President Joe Biden’s cracks about Fox Information went over nicely at Saturday evening’s White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation dinner.
However he mentioned throughout Sunday night’s present that there was one desk on the occasion that didn’t fairly see the humor: Fox Information.
“It was stony-faced silence all through,” mentioned Hasan, who was seated one desk away from Fox Information figures comparable to CEO Suzanne Scott and pundit Kellyanne Conway, and was in a position to watch their reactions to Biden’s cracks.
Biden joked about Fox Information paying $787 million to Dominion Voting Programs to settle a defamation lawsuit in opposition to the right-wing community.
“It’s nice that cable information networks are right here tonight,” Biden mentioned. “MSNBC owned by NBCUniversal, Fox Information owned by Dominion Voting Programs.”
He added:
“Final yr, your favourite Fox Information reporters have been in a position to attend as a result of they have been totally vaccinated and boosted. This yr, with that $787 million settlement, they’re right here as a result of they couldn’t say no to a free meal.”
Hasan mentioned Scott “obtained up and walked out after the Biden feedback,” and didn’t keep to see the occasion’s host, comedian Roy Wooden Jr., roast her community.
“Humorous that,” he added:
Hasan additionally took on former Fox Information host Tucker Carlson ― who parted methods with the community simply days after the Dominion settlement ― with a supercut exhibiting his historical past of racism: