President Donald Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Friday night. He knew he was bombing, too, and he even tried to meta-joke his way out of it.

Even Republicans looked stunned amid the stone-faced White House Correspondents’ Dinner ballroom of journalists before president revealed ‘Trump 2028’ punchline

The evening started with promise, but descended into failed jokes, recycled material and a truly awful attack by the US president on CNN host Kaitlan Collins.