The annual White House Correspondents' dinner was held on Saturday, and this year's dinner was hosted by The Daily Show's Roy Wood Jr. President Joe Biden gave a speech and didn't hold back, poking fun at Fox News and his own approval ratings. Relatedly, the Washington Post reported that media organizations tried very hard to get famous guests to sit at their tables.
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