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Enough of what happened there. from a dads perspective, im sure that was not easy for you to watch. what was your take away from it and how did you think your daughter held up there? >> i think she was absolutely just calm and collected and she showed real class. i think the tough part was that she was an invited guest. she knew it was going to be tough, but to put her at the head table and then subject her to that kind of ambush and bullying i thought was inappropriate, but she handled it well ...

Baby out of there. >> laura: tasteless. aggressively unfunny. it was frankly sad for her. i thought about that a while after. of course, it was insulting to half the country who believes in protecting innocent lives. debbie wasserman schultz doppelgaenger, and between dropping f-bombs, attacked sarah huckabee sanders looks, who of course was seated at the head table with her. >> i actually really like sarah. i think shes very resourceful. she burns facts and then she uses that ash to create a pe...

People last night represented the cynical low point of what has been a caustic couple of years. for some, though, just another day in 2018. betsy, this was supposed to be in some ways a bit of a reproach month for the press and the white house. the president himself not attending. last year none of his aides did. last night sarah sanders sitting at the podium at the head table with the journalists where we heard nasty attacks from the immediates. >> there caustic remarks going after sarah sand...

And we look forward to serving all of you on that website. in the months to come. u.s. presidents have attended this dinner nearly every year since calvin coolidges days. and thats a tradition we believe will withstand the currents of time. tonight we welcome white house press secretary sarah sanders to the head table to represent the administration. thank you for being here. sarah, we really appreciate your anticipation and your ongoing work with our members to help us cover the white house and...

Night, and instead held a rally in michigan. white house press secretary sarah sanders chose to participate in the event. she was actually sitting at the head table, serving as the trump administrations representative, and she was a target for the headli headliner michelle wolf and i want to play a little of that for you last night. >> of course trump isnt here. if you havent noticed, hes not here. i know, i know, i would drag him here myself but it turns out the president of the united states i...

Were with her with the comedy routine, but it got awkward when she went after sarah sanders in personal terms talking about her looks. the crowd was not loving it at that point. >> interesting, julia, how did you see it? >> right, i completely agree with liz. it was interesting to see sarah sanders reaction. she sat through it and was graceful. kellyanne conway was in the room. and also, i would like to point out, wolf went after the media and democrats. so there was no one left out of it, but i...

Betsy, this was supposed to be in some ways a bit of a reproach month for the press and the white house. the president himself not attending. last year none of his aides did. last night sarah sanders sitting at the podium at the head table with the journalists where we heard nasty attacks from the immediates. >> there caustic remarks going after sarah sanders going after her accent and makeup. i think its significant also that matt and mercedes schlapp, a member of the president trump white hous...

Other presidents. hes trying to insulate himself from anyone other than sympathetic media. >> you mentioned reagan, the last time a president didnt attend the dinner, it was reagan, but it was because of the assassination attempt in 1981. even that year, reagan still called in. he still joined by telephone. this is obviously on a much more pointed snub by president trump two years in a row. >> but, brian, this year, someone will be representing the administration at the head table. white house p...

Live images right now of the president right there on the side of the screen, as he is boarding air force one, going to his rally in michigan this evening set to get underway at 7:00. meantime, while he wont be at the white house correspondents dinner, his press secretary sarah sanders will be there representing the administration at the head table. david, how does that factor into this event, do you think? >> i dont know that its going to make a huge difference to have the press secretary at th...

Table. >> thank you, kellyian. >> reporter: back to north korea, you just mentioned that. the. of course, on the phone with leaders of south korea and japan. when this meeting was first announced, there was a lot of skepticism whether or not it would actually happen. cautious optimism we see coming from the president on his twitter account in recent days. how likely is it that the president does actually sit down face-to-face with the north korean dictator here in a few weeks? >> look, i think i...