Washington sources have stated that Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan were especially noteworthy for using Gridiron appearances to dazzle the city's elite with their sharp and self-deprecating wit. Meanwhile Trump opened with a few good cracks about his hostile relationship with the press. Trump cracked "He is ruining your evening in person. We were late because Jared could not get through security".
Meanwhile Loyal Trump fans probably chuckled at their guy's closing line mocking the many journalists in the room. He said the chance to address them gave him the most "fun he had had since watching your faces on election night." According to sources Trump is the 22nd president to speak in the forum, where the goal is to have fun at the expense of political rivals and oneself.
Further more than two decades later, Reagan used his famous wit to defuse accusations that he kept too light a schedule. "They say hard work never killed anyone," Reagan reminded the Washington movers and shakers. "But he figure, why take the chance?" Moreover according to sources Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama, wasn't as amusing as Kennedy or Reagan, but his style was appreciated by audiences of elites.
