Jen Psaki Says Trump's Gaudy White House Ballroom Shows His 'Horrible Taste': 'A Walking, Talking Parody of Himself' [View all]
Jen Psaki said President Donald Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom makeover proves not only that he has horrible taste, but also that he’s the “walking, talking parody of himself” that Barack Obama joked about 14 years ago.
“I want to take you back to the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Yes, that one. You know, the Correspondents’ Dinner — it’s the annual Washington tradition, kind of a weird one where the president and members of the press get together, maybe have a few drinks,” Psaki said on Thursday night’s episode of “The Briefing.” “They tell a few jokes at each other’s expense. But in 2011, the dinner was especially notable because that was the year that Barack Obama got up and absolutely roasted Donald Trump. And there was one joke from that night that I think has a certain resonance today.”
Psaki then played a clip of Obama from the dinner where he said, “Say what you will about Mr. Trump. He certainly would bring some change to the White House.” The former president then showed a mockup of the White House made to look like one of Trump’s casinos. In the clip, the entire room erupts in laughter — well, everyone except Trump.
“He does not look thrilled,” the MSNBC host noted. “But that was then-President Barack Obama imagining what felt at the time like a completely crazy, bananas universe — an alternate one where Trump becomes president and renovates the White House to look like one of his tacky hotels and casinos.”
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