NEW YORK: President Barack Obama shared jokes about pot and Hillary Clinton’s email controversy at the annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington.
The club’s dinner brings together Washington’s media elite, with noteworthy politicians typically attending, as well.
Despite being held by a media organization that raises scholarship funds for journalism students, the dinners are generally closed to cameras. Organizers only allowed a select few pool reporters to enter while the President spoke.
At one point Obama, clad in a white tie, predicted he would get more laughs this year than in the past.
“I’m not saying I’m any funnier. I’m saying weed is now legal in D.C.,” he said.
Voters in the District of Columbia legalized small amounts of marijuana last year, much to the chagrin of some in Congress.
The President also touched on the controversy over the archiving of Clinton’s emails while she was secretary of state. Obama lamented that while he was once a tech-savvy candidate, Clinton now seemed more up to speed.
“Now I’m yesterday’s news, and Hillary has got a server in her house. I didn’t even know you could have one of those in your house. I am so far behind. Did you know that? I would have gotten one,” he joked.
The domain name for Clinton’s private email address was @clintonemail.com.
Obama wasn’t the only politician attending this year’s dinner. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker also dropped in. He’s of course rumoured to be in contention to run for president in 2016.
