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Are. >> that's not how 50% of the country is taking that joke. >> 50% of the country hasn't read "the handmaid's tea. " >> the 50% who have are not taking it that way and if you go on twitter that's amply evidence and that's beside the point. if you're supposed to be writing a good comedy routine you better write jokes that people can understand and don't think that you're calling somebody a fat lesbian if you're trying to make a different point. with regard to the smokey eye, if i can say one thing on smokey eye front. as a republican woman we constantly deal with people who are saying we're ...

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 it seemed a bit personal on sarah sanders and many trump administration officials there. >> so liz, ...

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 it's significant also that matt and mercedes schlapp, a member of the president trump white house, left in the middle of the comedy routine. if there was to be some come to jesus moment between t...

Dinner that are far more important than any one comedian's routine. the thing i would point out, one of the reasons why her routine felt so one-sided was because the president for a second year in a row was not there. typically the president offers his own takedown, offers his own roast, in many ways returns the gesture. president obama was often funnier than the chosen comedian of the given night. but that was missing this year. so that was one reason why i felt why it seemed entirely one-sided. >> jason, i'll give the last word to you. i lived in washington for a long time, i have been to th...

If you want an easy, simple comic who is not going to offend anyone, get wayne brady. if you keep getting people from the daily show, this is what happens. >> kevin, you weighed in on this after the event took place. your tweet -- it was uncomfortable sitting through the comedian's attacks but i can't imagine how it must have felt to be on the receiving end of those attacks. not jokes. highlight for me last night, hearing about the incredible scholarship winners and courageous war journalists, #whcd. kevin, just reaction to this. this is part of the event. those say maybe michelle wolf took it...