Lawmakers swapped barbs and banters at the Washington Press Club Foundation's annual Congressional dinner, mixing disastrous warnings about the future of democracy with the sometimes NSFW wit.
“In this town, they're no longer talking about Day,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif) met for '79 by an audience member who gathered at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, DC late Wednesday. .thh An annual roast-like gura.
“It's banned. It's gone. It's not going to be seen again,” Trump signs multiple executive orders aimed at ending federal diversity, equity and inclusive efforts. He mentioned the president.
“There's only one problem. I'm Darrell Edward Issa,” cried the MP, suggesting that his initials were responsible. “I formed a company known as Dei. My email is [email protected],” he said with a laugh.
Rep. Mike Lawler (RN.Y.) gave the crowd filled with Congressional members and journalists the impression of the 1988 hit “Kokomo,” inspired by the current event where Trump was reworked .
“Alba, Jamaica, Panama – I'll come back to Greenland, the Bahamas, the Bahamas, your mom,” Laurel sang as president.
“From the Mediterranean, there is a place called Gaz a Lago, and that's where you want to go.
“It all depends on the method [Rep.] Nancy Mace and the Freedom Caucus feel every day,” continued Lawler.
“Nancy Mace has been far from the deep edge she makes lately [Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)] It looks like [Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)]Roller said.
“I'm really here because Doge locked me up from my office,” Senator Pete Aguilar said of billionaire Elon Musk's government efficiency bureau.
California Democrats then made a more serious shift. I was overwhelmed. “
“In this moment, the people need free press in this moment, and take this opportunity to stand up, do their best, tell the truth, and report the news without fear or favor.”
Moore, along with Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), is one of the night's hot speakers, and before boasting about GOP's victory, the fact that he is not considered a common name. Was revealed.
“Republicans have gotten so many things from the dark day of January 2021. So we think we've taken a lot from Democrats. We've taken the Senate. I got the White House. [Musk] From Y'all,” he cracked.
“All the oligarchs, in fact. Tarshi [Gabbard]Bill Maher – most of the time. We voted for popularity. We took Kennedy to scream out loud,” Moore said.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked the audience, “What is the difference between Greenland and Donald Trump?” before introducing Smith.
“Greenland is not for sale,” Klobuchar said.
The senator pointed out how she made a distinction as “the person who was alone in the world in the car.” [former President Biden] A Minnesota Democrat said it was “actually very heartfelt” on the day of his inauguration with the presidential pair. However, at Trump's inauguration, Klobuchar said, “I was sitting behind Melania's hat, so I couldn't see the speech at all.
Dinner honored 19 Emily Ramshawthh Crystal Candlestick Award for Editorial Leadership and David Lynch Regional Report Award for Excellence in Congressional Reports at Melissa Burke of Detroit News.
Smith aimed at some of her jabs on a Republican colleague in Congress, and when she first arrived in the Senate, Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) mistaken her for another member's wife, I remembered how he apologized.
“Lindsay said, 'I'm sorry, I have to raise my head to my ass' – it was really good he said. And that was an honest mistake. Trump's ass,” Smith said.
“Hopefully, I'm the politician you were planning to invite tonight because Nancy Mace couldn't make it,” Smith said.
“She is in a happy place and is examining her genitals in the bathroom at home,” Smith said. Last year, Mace introduced a bill to trans women in bars, as they use Capitol Hill facilities that are tailored to their gender identity.
However, Smith also booked some kips for her fellow Democrats.
“To be honest, Democrats had a worse year than Drake,” she said.
Smith ended her remarks with a more stern note.
“There's a reason why an authoritarian regime always comes after journalists because you stand uniquely to tell off the offensive truths in extraordinary power,” she said in a message to the media.
“So I'm not asking you to side with the fight between Democrats and Republicans, but I'm asking you to side with the fight between democracy and authoritarianism.”
“We ask Americans to demand that they be fully informed of what is going on in their names because the truth must be important,” Smith said. “Democracy must win, and for that to happen, the free press must endure.”
