Since 1924 it has been exhibited in Washington My correspondent’s traditional dinner The White House, which happens year after year. In it, one of the most anticipated moments is the speech of the President of the United States of America, which is usually located in it. Some other critiques of the current panorama of politics, economics or journalism of the country, though always humorously, depending on which president takes power each year.
In the case of Joe Biden, the current president of the United States, his seriousness and formality are usually the hallmarks of his speeches and media appearances. But on the date with the Correspondents’ Dinner, He left the president and opted for a more humorous speechwhich sounded more like a monologue.
Among some of his most talked-about pranks and jokes were those directed personally at some of the most popular figures of the American right, Like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, or Clarence Thomas, among many others.
As with any public action by President Biden, all eyes are on him, and Social networks are the perfect place to collect the best momentsthe funniest, and even the most embarrassing thing any camera has ever captured.
In the case of his speech at the House Correspondents’ Dinner, as we have pointed out, there were several moments that stood out for their humorous tone. But there is one that some Twitter users have stressed enough about. This is the moment of the monologue in which he is Biden referred to and mocked Elon Musk. In this Twitter video, you can see what his words were:
“Not everyone likes NPR. It should be defunded. The best way to make NPR go away is for Elon Musk to buy it,” which would be translated in Spanish as: “Not everyone likes NPR.” Elon Musk tweeted that it should be defunded. The best way to make NPR go away is for Elon Musk to buy it.».
These words refer to The dispute between Musk and NPRwhich the billionaire described as a “state media outlet” to receive public funds, as with other media outlets. this is a reason NPR output on Twitterwhich claimed through an article that this classification was inaccurate and thus became “the first major news site to remain silent”, according to Europa Press.
Thus, Biden mocked Musk’s criticism of the medium, stating that if he wanted it to go away, he should buy it, Referring to the bad situation of the companies recently taken over by Elon Musk, As does Twitter’s numbers have plummeted since the social network was acquired by a Tesla owner.
