President Barack Obama entered Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner knowing it would be his final opportunity to take some swings under the guise of a friendly roasting. And he certainly came prepared: with the presidential election tumbling ever more chaotically toward its November denouement, Obama had plenty to work with.

Here are some of the president’s best jokes and zingers.

“It is an honor to be here at my last, and perhaps the last White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” Obama said. “You all look great, and the end of the republic has never looked so good.”

“I do apologize for being a little late tonight, I was running on C.P.T.—which stands for ‘jokes white people should not make,’” Obama said, dinging Hillary Clinton and Bill de Blasio for an ill-conceived bit of comedy at a New York event. “I’m excited to be here. If this material does well, I’m going to use it at Goldman Sachs next year. Earn me some serious Tubmans.”

“Next year, someone else will be standing at this spot, and it’s anyone’s guess who she will be,” Obama said, referring to the podium at which the president was speaking.

“Eight years ago, I was a young man, full of idealism, and vigor,” Obama said. “Look at me now. I’m gray, grizzled, and just counting down the days until my death panel.”

“Hillary once questioned whether I’d be ready for a 3 A.M. phone call—now I’m awake anyway because I have to go to the bathroom,” he continued.

“Someone said to me, Mr. President, you are so yesterday. Justin Trudeau has replaced you. He’s so charming, and he’s so handsome—he’s the future,” Obama said. “I said, ‘Justin, give it a rest.’”

Obama complimented the First Lady, as well: “Michelle hasn’t aged a bit—the only way you can date her in photos is by looking at me.”

“For months, congressional Republicans have been saying there are things I can’t do in my final year—unfortunately this dinner wasn’t one of them,” he said, before joking that he would lock in the attending lawmakers and bring out Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. “We’re going to do this right here, right now. It’s like the Red Wedding.” (A Game of Thrones reference!)

“Last week, Prince George showed up to a meeting in his bathrobe,” Obama said. “That was a slap in the face. A clear breach of protocol.”

“Even journalists are leaving me . . . Jake Tapper left journalism to join CNN,” Obama said, prompting Tapper to take a sip of wine.

“My approval ratings keep going up,” Obama said. “The last time I was this high, I was trying to decide my major.”

“G.O.P. chairman Reince Priebus is here,” Obama said, digging in. “I’m glad to see you feel you earned a night off. The nomination process is going just well. Good job.”

“‘Feel the Bern’—it’s a good slogan,” Obama said after acknowledging that Senator Bernie Sanders was in the audience. Hillary’s slogan has not had the same effect.” A visual displayed another motto: “Trudge up the Hill.” Obama also compared Hillary Clinton to “your aunt who just joined Facebook.”

Surveying the Republican nominees for president, Obama said that, “some candidates aren’t polling well enough to get their own joke.” Another visual: Ohio governor John Kasich.

Of Ted Cruz, Obama noted that the senator had recently referred to a basketball hoop as a “basketball ring.” Affecting incredulousness, Obama said, “and I’m supposed to be the foreign one?”

“I’m a little hurt he’s not here tonight,” Obama said of Donald Trump. ”We had so much fun the last time. And it’s a little surprising—you have a room full of reporters and cameras, and he says no? Is this dinner too tacky for the Donald? What could he be doing instead? Is he at home, eating a Trump steak? Tweeting out insults at Angela Merkel?”

Considering Trump’s foreign policy experience, Obama noted that the billionaire has met with world leaders: “Miss Sweden . . . Miss Azerbaijan.”

“I don’t want to spend too much time on the Donald. Following your lead, I want to show some restraint. Because from the start, I think he’s received the right amount of coverage, fitting the seriousness of his campaign. I hope you’re all proud of yourselves. The guy wanted to give his hotel business a boost, and now we’re praying that Cleveland makes it through July.”

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