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"Last night's program was meant to offer a unifying message about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press while honoring civility, great reporting and scholarship winners, not to divide people," the statement read. In a Twitter statement Sunday, White House Correspondents' Association president Margaret Talev joined the voices condemning Wolf's routine. More: Trump can threaten and use vulgar language but Michelle Wolf can't tell jokes?ĭebate: Fallout from Michelle Wolf's jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Read: Michelle Wolf obliterates Sarah Huckabee Sanders at WHCD But you know, because I'm a woman, I can say things about women because I know what it's like to be a woman, if that makes any sense." "I think one of the things about being a comic is getting to actually, as a woman, I have access to hit women in a way that men might not be able to hit them with jokes," she said. In fact, as she explained to Gross, she's in a unique position to criticize the female members of the Trump administration, since she's also a woman. I made fun of Mitch McConnell's neck and I did a small jab at Chris Christie's weight and no one is jumping to their defense." "I mean, if there is two people that I actually made fun of their looks on Saturday it was Mitch McConnell and Chris Christie and no one is jumping to their defense. "I think they didn't pay attention to what was said," she said. Much of the criticism Wolf faced about her routine concerned the so-called sexist remarks she made about Sanders' appearance, which Wolf disputed. "I mean, I'm honestly – I wouldn't change a single word that I said," Wolf told Gross. "I'm very happy with what I said, and I'm glad I stuck to my guns." Speaking to Gross for an interview airing Tuesday, Wolf referenced the backlash brewing against her routine's jabs at Trump administration officials, most notably Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was in attendance. In a new Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross, Michelle Wolf isn't backing down from the controversial comments she made at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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