WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama exacted his revenge Saturday after weeks of attacks from his would-be Republican challenger Donald Trump, joking that the billionaire businessman could bring change to the White House, transforming it from a stately mansion into a tacky casino with a whirlpool in the garden.
With Trump in attendance, Obama used the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner to mock the reality-TV star’s presidential ambitions.
After a week when Obama released his long-form Hawaii birth certificate amid conspiracy theories about his birthplace, he said Trump could now focus on the serious issues, from whether the moon landing actually happened to “where are Biggie and Tupac?”
The association was formed in 1914 as a liaison between the press and the president. Every president since Calvin Coolidge has attended the dinner. At this year’s event, the keynote address was given by Seth Meyers of “Saturday Night Live.” The Associated Press
