White House Correspondents' Dinner: Obama's 10 best lines


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WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama appeared at his final White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, taking aim at everything from the media to the Republican Party to Donald Trump. Not even the Democrats vying to succeed him, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, were spared.

Here's a look at his most memorable lines:

"If this material works well, I'm gonna use it at Goldman Sachs next year. Earn me some serious Tubmans."

"I do apologize, I know I was a little late tonight. I was running on CPT -- which stands for jokes that white people should not make."

"Next year at this time, someone else will be standing here in this very spot. And it's anyone's guess who she will be."

"We've got the bright new face of the Democratic Party here tonight, Mr. Bernie Sanders! Bernie, you look like a million bucks. Or to put it in terms you'll understand, you look like 37,000 donations of $27 each."

"I am a little hurt that you're distancing yourself from me, Bernie. That's not something you do to your comrade."

"In my final year, my approval ratings keep going up. The last time I was this high, I was trying to decide on my major."

"There's one area where Donald's experience could be invaluable, and that's closing Guantanamo. Because Trump knows a thing or two about running waterfront properties into the ground."

"I am a little hurt he's not here tonight. We had so much fun the last time. And it is surprising -- you have a room full of reporters, celebrities, cameras. And he says no. Is this dinner too tacky for The Donald? What could he be possibly doing instead? Eating a Trump Steak? Tweeting out insults to Angela Merkel? What's he doing?"

"They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be president, but in fairness, he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world -- Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan."

"I see Mike Bloomberg. Mike, a combative, controversial New York billionaire is leading the GOP primary and it's not you. That has to sting a little bit. Although it's not an entirely fair comparison between you and the Donald. After all, Mike was a big city mayor, he knows policy in-depth. And he's actually worth the amount of money that he says he is."

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