A history of the White House correspondents’ dinner: From cringeworthy jokes to presidential fury

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsA history of the White House correspondents’ dinner: From cringeworthy jokes to presidential furyFrom the downright hilarious to the awkwardly tense, the unique event always creates headlines - for good and bad reasonsBill Barrow Friday 24 April 2026 13:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964333","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/correspondents-dinner-best-jokes-bush-obama-trump-b2964333.html","title":"A history of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner: From cringeworthy jokes to fury"}}CloseRelated video: Ozzy Osbourne steals the show at 2002 White House Correspondents' Dinner in resurfaced clipSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourc...