Reporters who work with her daily appreciate that was there. The spirit of the event had always been jokes that singe but don’t burn. Unfortunately, I don't think we advanced the cause of journalism tonight. “The spirit of the event had always been jokes that singe but don’t burn,” NBC News White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell tweeted, noting that “reporters who work with her daily appreciate” that Sanders turned up for the event at all.
Many focused on the harsh jokes from the “Daily Show” alum directed at White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was on the dais as Wolf delivered jibes at her personal appearance and honesty. “It was because she was unnecessarily cruel on a night the WHCA was trying to showcase decency and purpose.”Īssociated Press reporter Meg Kinnard added, “If the # WHCD dinner did anything tonight, it made the chasm between journalists and those who don’t trust us, even wider.” “Michelle Wolf didn’t fail just because she was (spectacularly) one-sided,” he tweeted. Politico reporter Kyle Cheney said that the harsh tone of Wolf’s routine was off-putting - and counterproductive to the message that the press organization was trying to send.Īlso Read: Watch Michelle Wolf Roast Sarah Sanders to Her Face at White House Correspondents Dinner (Video)
“Unfortunately, I don’t think we advanced the cause of journalism tonight,” New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker tweeted. Comedian Michelle Wolf’s caustic routine at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner got some major pushback - and not just from President Donald Trump and members of his administration (many of whom, like press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, were in the room).
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