Story perspectives

White House Press Group slams Wolf’s Trump, Sanders jokes

4/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

The White House Correspondents' Association said Michelle Wolf’s monologue violated the dinner’s mission of civility and a free press.
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking from Michigan, called Wolf’s performance “disgusting.”
Comedian Michelle Wolf mocked Trump’s alleged $130,000 Cohen payment and likened Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to a “Handmaid’s Tale” character.
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the color joke matched Vice President JD Vance’s attire at another gathering.

1 of 1

Story summary

The White House Correspondents' Association said Michelle Wolf’s monologue violated the dinner’s mission of civility and a free press.
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking from Michigan, called Wolf’s performance “disgusting.”
Comedian Michelle Wolf mocked Trump’s alleged $130,000 Cohen payment and likened Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to a “Handmaid’s Tale” character.
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the color joke matched Vice President JD Vance’s attire at another gathering.