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Is laughing at us, right? they've got flying cars, people in wakanda. that's why i announced the steel and aluminum tariffs this week. people are going nuts about it. i brought back the steel industry by destroying the auto industry and taking the stock market, impressive. >> that was alec, not alex baldwin, returning to "snl" after engaging in a twitter war with the president earlier in the week, but those were not the only laughs last night. president trump traded joking jabs at the annual grid iron dinner in washington, serving up jokes about his son-in-law, jeff sessions, and even his wife...

Former speech writer for president obama. jason johnson with me, as well. david, let me start with you, you've been in this position having to craft jokes, write speeches for a president going to this dinner. what's this approach? what's one thinking as he writes jokes, writes a speech for the grid iron dinner? >> with most presidents this grid iron dinner is a mu chiel night where they admit this is a night where both sides play a really important part in a functioning democracy. what made last night strange, and i wasn't in the room so i didn't see it, but you have a president who doesn't se...

Claims credit for things that maybe you're even a little bit of an overclaim. because that's what's makes people say things are looking good. we heard it from the president so you're watching a president who is actually attempting and i would say succeeding, at talking the economy up. >> david lit i read a great analysis in "the wall street journal" this week that says it depends where are you in the economy right now. where are you in the country right now. how you perceive the economy. another reflection of the red state/blue state phenomena, that people red staters are much more optimistic ...

President just lost it. as to be fair, we all did in the room. and i remember right before the speech. president obama said this is pretty good. but i just can't break. and i will say i didn't know if he could do it. i was watching and just hoping that he was not going to laugh and to his credit, he kept a straight face. >> hey, i'm going to help you sell books, david. are you ready? >> i'm always ready for that. >> if people buy "thanks obama" they will learn the story of why you were driving buck-naked with a date after the obama primary victory in rhode island. and that's all i'm going to s...