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President Obama teased all 4 presidential candidates at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. President Barack Obama reacts to a joke told by comedian Conan O'Brien during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. The dinner is an annual event attended by journalists, politicians and celebrities. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. President Barack Obama reacts to a joke told by comedian Conan O'Brien during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. The dinner is an annual event attended by journalists, politicians and celebrities. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)
By Eugene Daniels
May 1, 2016

On Saturday President Barack Obama hosted his last White House Correspondents' Dinner. During his speech, the 44th president teased each of the current presidential candidates.

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On Ted Cruz: "(Cruz) stood on a basketball court and called the hoop a basketball ring. But sure, I'm the foreign one."

On Hillary Clinton: "Hillary trying to appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative that just signed up for Facebook: 'Dear America, did you get my poke?'"

On Bernie Sanders: " I am hurt though, Bernie, that you've been distancing yourself a little from me. That's just not something you do to your comrade."

On John Kasich: "Meanwhile, some candidates aren't polling high enough to qualify for their own joke tonight."

On Donald Trump: "You know I've got to talk about Trump. Is this dinner too tacky for The Donald? What could he possibly be doing instead? Is he at home eating a Trump steak?"

Obama finished with this: "And with that, I just have two more words to say: 'Obama Out.'"

The president dropped the microphone and walked off the stage.

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