Joe Biden hosts 2023 White House Correspondents' dinner (12 images)

By Wade Sheridan

President Joe Biden hosted the 2023 White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington on Saturday. Biden showed support for free press at the event, which raises money for WHCA scholarships and honors the recipients of the organization's journalism awards.

President Joe Biden speaks during the 2023 White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington on April 29, 2023. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI

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Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Politico reporter Eugene Daniels react as Joe Biden speaks. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI

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Comedian Roy Wood Jr. speaks onstage. Wood, a correspondent for "The Daily Show," served as the host. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI

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Left to right, first lady Jill Biden, president and CEO of NPR John F. Lansing, Joe Biden and WHCA president Tamara Keith, react to a pre-recroded video. Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI

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