Six Showstopping Moments at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
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The White House Correspondents' Dinner has produced a spectrum of memorable moments across decades, from Reagan opting not to deliver a roast, to Dana Carvey's impressions of George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush's 2004 WMD joke, Stephen Colbert skewering the administration and media, Obama’s birther takedown of Trump in 2011, to Michelle Wolf’s sharp 2018 routine during Trump’s absence, illustrating how the event blends political theater with media scrutiny.
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