Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
An election-year roast of President Biden before journalists, celebrities and politicians at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday butted up against growing public discord over the Israel-Hamas war, with protests outside the event condemning both Mr. Biden's handling of the conflict and the Western news' media coverage of it.Mr.
did not respond to request for comment.According to a preliminary investigation released Friday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, nearly 100 journalists have been killed covering the war in Gaza. Israel has defended its actions, saying it has been targeting militants.'Since the Israel-Gaza war began, journalists have been paying the highest price— their lives—to defend our right to the truth.
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