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president donald trump Joking at an elite closed-door event in Washington, D.C., which bombed so hard that “the room fell into silence repeatedly,” washington post Sunday report.
The awkward incident occurred Saturday night at the Alfalfa Club dinner, an invitation-only event that brings together about 200 of the rich and powerful every year. Robert E. Lee Birthday.
according to postit was Trump’s first time speaking at the club, “speaking to a room whose members included enemies such as the CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon (which bank he is suing), David Rubinstein (He fired the head of the Kennedy Center) and Jerome Powell (The outgoing Fed chairman, whose role is under investigation). “
An anonymous source told post Some of Trump’s jokes “rang out loud and the room was repeatedly silenced.”
Trump began his speech by declaring, “There are a lot of people in the room that I hate. Most of you I love,” Trump said, before adding, “Who the hell would have thought this would happen?”
Trump then warned the crowd that he might “cut his speech short” to watch the “invasion of Greenland,” before revealing he was only joking.
“We’re not going to invade Greenland. We’re going to buy it,” Trump reportedly said. “I never intended for Greenland to be the 51st state. I wanted to make Canada the 51st state. Greenland would be the 52nd state. Venezuela could be the 53rd state.”
The report continued:
According to attendees, Trump made several lewd comments about his political opponents. He described calling the senator. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) “Pocahontas” refers to her claims to Native American heritage. He said she was supposed to attend the dinner, “but couldn’t find her reservation.” He mentioned Condoleezza Rice He also said in the audience that he always thought she would be the first female president. “Never in a million years did I think Joe Biden will be one step ahead of her,” he added, hinting that the former first lady Jill Biden It was the real president in barbs who also seemed to be having a blast with guests.
After the event, Trump flew to the Mar-a-Lago club in West Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with the White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino The wedding is scheduled for Sunday.
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