. >>> comedian and "daily show" correspondent hasan minaj there. >> as you know by now, the presidento hear it. he held 100 day rally last night in pennsylvania instead. it's the first time since 1981 a sitting president does not attend that event. joining is a former speech writer for president obama, david lips. you were at the dinner last night and tweeted out that was a hell of a performance from hasan minaj. i assume that is a compliment. why? >> he was just really funny and i think that is the number one goal of any comedian at these dinners. you have to have good material and deliver it well. he spoke about how he felt and he took some real shots. he didn't hold any punches back. >> do you get the. >> i think they were disappointed president trump was not there because it says something for the president to show up and demonstrate he can take a joke. i don't think anyone thought if president trump was here he would be delivering hilarious jokes right now. that is not really his track record. >> let's listen. >> we got to address the elephant that is not in the room. the leader

the white house correspondents dinner kicking off with comedian hasan minaj hosting pour the night. >ing, president trump who declined to attend and will instead be at a rally in pennsylvania. >> there were somes that say it was the jokes of the 2011 correspondents dinner that may have set trump on the path to the presidency. >> all kidding aside obviously we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience. for example, seriously, recently in an episode of "celebrity apprentice" at the steakhouse the men's cooking team did not impress the judges from omaha steaks. and there was a lot of blame to go around but you, mr. trump, recognized that the real problem was lack of leadership, and so ultimately you didn't blame little john or meatloaf, you fired gary busey. and these are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night. >> and here we are today. >>> still to come on "early today," equality for women's salaries. >>> a swethe sweetest museum opp just in time for summer. they'll always be our babies.. so there will be things to keep us up at night, but tonight johnson's

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[laughter] my name is hasan minaj, or as i will be known in a few weeks number 830. would have thought? with everything going on in the country, that a muslim would be standing on this stage for the ninth year in a row baby. [applause] we had eight years of barack, was another year? i see you, very. what you doing. jet skiing. that is cool. [laughter] for those of you who do not know me, i am a correspondent on the "daily show" on comedy central. i see some of you whispering to each other, what is comedy central? it is basically an internship for netflix. [laughter] i would like to thank jeff mason in the white house, i would say -- jeff mason and the white house correspondents association for helping me. i would say it is an honor to be here but that would be an alternative fact, it is not. no one wanted to do this. so of course it lands in the hand of an immigrant, that is how it plays out. [applause] don rickles died so you would not ask him to do this. the only man with thick enough skin to take a joke like that. that is my only trump joke. i was told not to go a

i think why hasan minaj was so effective. in what other country can a muslim get up at.s podium and make fun of the president of the united states and impose a muslim ban. there was a celebration of free speech and what the president was doing in pennsylvania. he was exercising his first amendment rights but only one of them was supposed to be a comedian. when the president calls "the new york times" failing that is like a laugh line for his audience but isn't a lot of truth to it. >> since we are talking about roasting. bill, the president of the white house correspondents association jeff mason had some very pointed wards for the president, not so much a roasting, but they certainly seem like serious word. let's listen together here. >> we cannot ignore the rhetoric that has been impleed employed by the president about who we are and what we do. freedom of the press is a building block of our democracy, under mining that by seeking to delegitimatize journalists is dangerous to healthy republic. it is our job to report on facts and to hold leaders accountable. that is w

year's entertainer at the white house correspondents dinner is has on the side -- has on mÉnage -- hasan minaj week, ruth bader ginsburg offered what the hill describes as criticism of the process forrmation now justice neil gorsuch. and said that by comparison, her 1993 confirmation was collegial. she spoke at georgetown university while promoting her latest book. we will show the event in its entirety. it is a little over an hour and 15 minutes. afternoon everyone and welcome. it is a pleasure to be here with all of you. as our spring semester draws to a close for our bernstein symposia. i wish to begin by expressing our deepest appreciation to justice ruth bader ginsburg for joining us here on campus today. it is an honor to welcome her to gaston hall and you listen to her reflections this afternoon. i also wish to express our gratitude to the honorable robert katzman. for all of his efforts to make this extraordinary symposium possible for our community. i look forward to sharing a few more words about judge rubber katzman in just a few minutes. i would also like to thank the present mary

as you know, didn't attend last night's correspondence dinner but that didn't stop the headliner hasan minajfrom roasting the president and the administration. >> i guess what donald trump didn't want to be roasted tonight, by the look of him he's been roasted for 30 years. membe. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. at panera, a good salad is so this smuch? more than a bowl of something green. more than an obligation to be good. more than just something you have on the side. more than just one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. this is the schmidt's yard. and, oh schmidt, that's a lot of dirt. but there's plenty of time for scotts outdoor cleaner plus oxiclean to work it's magic. all while being safe to use around plants and grass. guaranteed. this is a scotts yard. chris: donald trump became the first president this week since ronald reagan to address the national rifle association, but while he reaffirmed his support for gun rights, one of his agenc

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[laughter] my name is hasan minaj, or as i will be known in a few weeks number 830.ld have thought? with everything going on in the country, that a muslim would be standing on this stage for the ninth year in a row baby. [applause] we had eight years of barack,i see you barry. that is cool. [laughter] for those of you who do not know me, i am a correspondent on the daily show. i see some of you whispering to each other, what is comedy central? it is basically an internship for netflix. [laughter] i would like to thank jeff mason in the white house, i would say it is an honor to be here but that would be an alternative fact, it is not. no one wanted to do this. so of course it lands in the hand of an immigrant, that is how it plays out. [applause] don rickles died so you would not ask him to do this. the only man with thick enough skin to take a joke like that. that is my only trump joke. i was told not to go after the administration, that is my only trump joke. believe me. [laughter] it is amazing to be among the greatest journalists in the world and yet when we all

tomorrow night, live coverage of this year's white house correspondents dinner with entertainment by hasan minaj. and the announcement of several journalism awards and college scholarships. president trump will not be attending this year's dinner, making him the first president to skip the annual event since ronald regean in 1981, who was recovering from having been shot. you can watch the event live saturday starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern. >> for the next hour and 15 minutes, an american history tv exclusive. our cities tour visits wilmington, north carolina, to learn more about its unique history. for five years now, we've traveled the cities across the u.s. to explore their literary and historic sites. and you can watch more of our visits at cspan.org/citiestour. >> it's called the cape fear because there are lots of shoals and it's fairly difficult to get into it. it was considered to be a fearful place to land. at least that's what most historians think. so wilmington, north carolina, is the main city in newhanover county which is the sort of focus of the cape fear. the exhibit we're looking

real excited to be announce hasan minaj.rward to the dinner and everything he'll bring to it. president trump says he will not be coming, we'll be celebrating the first amendment and the importance of a free press. hasan brings all that, brings comedy chops, but also brings heart, and i think we'll see that at this dinner. he'll make no jokes about the press and probably the president, but also will bring the message we hope to get across and that is the first amendment is critical and the work of the white house press corps. >> hasan is also a correspondent for "the daily show." you said this is obviously a different year give some members of the press thought if trump would be there, it would be inappropriate for them to be there. what are you looking for? >> i'll start by saying what i was not looking for. i was not looking for someone to roast the president in absentee yeah. i was looking for somebody who is funny and entertaining because i want the dinner to be entertaining, but who can also speak to the message that th

the toned-down event will still feature a comedian as emcees hasan minaj has agreed to host the show.say, leland, as someone who is very media savvy, it is quite the optics, wouldn't you say? anyone who is tuning in to see the annual festivities of the white house dinner will also get a split screen of what is probably a very packed rally right there at the capital of pennsylvania where you are today. leland: exactly. we've already seen people lining up, liz, for this rally that kicks off about 7:30 tonight, and this is very much in keeping with president trump's campaign style. remember, it was just about a month into office that he said, look, i'm not coming to the white house correspondents dinner, otherwise known as nerd prom, frankly, i've got better things to do than hang out with what he called the fake media. interestingly enough a couple of days ago with reuters, he said he is absolutely coming next year. so i guess you could say, we'll see. or stay tuned. elizabeth:9 for all the folks going this year, they have the wait one more year to see president trump, but they eventual

like if someone's like hey, hasan, should your dad be president of the united states? i'd be like my dad? na jrkj minaj? the guy who tries to return used underwear to costco? no. jeff sessions couldn't be here tonight. he was busy doing a precivil war enactment. on his rsvp he just wrote no. just no! which happens to be his second favorite "n" word. you know, even hillary clinton couldn't be here tonight. i mean she could have been but i think someone told her the evept was in wish wish and michigan. what? you guys? you know nate silver told me that jeek would kill. he told me there was a 71.4% chance of that joke killing and i believed you, nate. can't believe i believed you, man? enough about house slitherin. we're living in the golden age of lying. no now is the time to be a liar and donald trump is liar in chief and remember you guys are public enemy number one. you are his biggest enemy. journalists, isis normal neck ties. and somehow you're the it bad guys. that's why you got to keep your foot on the gas, especially with sean spicer who is not here tonight because it bauz i think he's googling ho