Even in a nation with a long and noble history of brutal comedy roasts, the performance of Michelle Wolf at the White House correspondents’ dinner put the cat among the social media pigeons. At the center of the ruckus was White House press secretary Sarah Sanders who, sitting just feet away from the standup comic on the high table, was the butt of some of Wolf’s sharpest barbs. The jokes, including references to Sanders lying during press briefings and to her facial make-up, provoked furious criticism from several current and former White House figures as well as prominent journalists. The roast prompted a walkout from White House adviser Mercedes Schlapp and her husband Matt Schlapp, who chairs the American Conservative Union. Enough of elites mocking all of us Matt Schlapp, American Conservative UnionSean Spicer, Sanders’ predecessor as Trump’s press secretary, told the Guardian he thought Wolf’s speech was “absolutely disgusting”.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 19:36 UTC