WH Correspondents’ Dinner Comic Michelle Wolf Made Even More Disgusting Abortion Joke (Video)
The so-called joke centered on Vice President Mike Pence’s anti-abortion stance position.
“He thinks abortion is murder, “which, first of all, don’t knock it ‘til you try it — and when you do try it, really knock it. You know, you’ve got to get that baby out of there. And yeah, sure, you can groan all you want. I know a lot of you are very anti-abortion. You know, unless it’s the one you got for your secret mistress.”
Michelle Wolf, who was brought in for the comedy routine Saturday for the White House Correspondents Association dinner , told a groan-inducing joke about abortion that afterwards drew a wave of backlash from conservative figures.
The joke centered on Vice President Mike Pence’s anti-abortion stance position.
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“He thinks abortion is murder,” Wolf said, “which, first of all, don’t knock it ‘til you try it — and when you do try it, really knock it. You know, you’ve got to get that baby out of there. And yeah, sure, you can groan all you want. I know a lot of you are very anti-abortion. You know, unless it’s the one you got for your secret mistress.”
The joke from the “Daily Show” writer was poorly received inside and out of the venue.
“I love irreverent humor. Abortion is not funny it’s a human tragedy. Wh correspondents Assoc owes America an apology,” tweeted Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union. More
— Greg Yost MD (@yostmite) April 30, 2018
Liberals are thrilled with the extermination of millions of unborn persons with the majority being minorities. Where are the rights of unborn minority persons???? Crickets…………
— Wabbit Hunter (@HastyHasty) April 30, 2018
Sickened to hear the kind of “jokes” coming out of the #WHCD last night. The killing of an innocent baby is a tragedy, not a punchline. #ProLife https://t.co/g5f82IEK9x
— Diane Black (@DianeBlackTN) April 29, 2018
Yah, this is how you stay relevant #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner. Maybe next year pro-life journalists should take a pass too. Beyond rude and demeaning. Michelle Wolf disgusts with abortion joke at White House Correspondents’ dinner https://t.co/cNIjvdCda1
— Penny Nance (@PYNance) April 29, 2018
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