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Democrats and Republicans
alike were the target of jokes by President Obama in his last White
House Correspondents' dinner before leaving office.
The dinner, his eighth, was a chance for the US president to make fun of himself, his colleagues and opponents.
As
in previous years, Donald Trump was a regular target, but the favourite
for the Republican presidential nomination was not present.
M Obama's dramatic exit, featuring a mic drop, gained a standing ovation.
The event was attended by journalists, politicians and film and television stars.
On Donald Trump
"The
Republican establishment is incredulous that he's their most likely
nominee. They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be
president. But in fairness he has spent years meeting with leaders from
around the world: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan."
"Is
this dinner too tacky for the Donald? What could he possibly be doing
instead? Is he at home eating a Trump steak? Tweeting out insults to
Angela Merkel? What's he doing?"
On Britain's Prince George
"Foreign leaders they have been looking ahead,
anticipating my departure. Last week, Prince George showed up to our
meeting in his bathrobe. That was a slap in the face. A clear breach of
protocol."
On Republican candidate Ted Cruz (and the accusation that Mr Obama was not born in the US)
"Ted
had a tough week. He went to Indiana... stood on a basketball court and
called the hoop a basketball ring. What else is in his lexicon?
Baseball sticks, football hats, but, sure I'm the foreign one!"
On Republican Party in-fighting
"The
end of the republic has never looked better," Mr Obama told Republican
Party Chairman Reince Priebus. "Congratulations on all your success. The
Republican party, the nomination process - it's all going great."
On Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
"In fact somebody recently said to me, 'Mr
President, you are so yesterday. Justin Trudeau has completely replaced
you. He's so handsome, he's so charming. He's the future.' And I said:
'Justin, just give it a rest.' "
On the tone of the Republican race
"Eight years ago I said it was time to change the tone of our politics. In hindsight, I clearly should have been more specific."
On the question of how black he is
"While
in England, I did have lunch with her Majesty the Queen. Took in a
performance of Shakespeare, hit the links with David Cameron. Just in
case anybody is still debating if I'm black enough, I think that settles
the debate."
On the way out
"Obama out." [drops microphone, exits, gains standing ovation]
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