Why Larry Wilmore used the N-word at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

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4.4 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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"The Nightly Show" host Larry Wilmore talks about his instantly controversial roast at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He mocked Brian Williams, Wolf Blitzer and Barack Obama, among many others, and not everyone was laughing. Wilmore also discusses Donald Trump's rise in the Republican Party and why he closed his WHCD speech by referring to the president as "my n---a." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:11.5	20% off with the promo code rec recode at macwellden.com. Macwellden.com promo code recode. What do you think, Larry, Larry, Larry, I like it. You like it. Welcome, Larry Wilmore. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Big week. You're busy. I appreciate your time. I guess. Yeah. Thanks. Up late last night watching Trump time?
1:29.9	A little bit of that. I've got to get my Trump in late at night. That's how I get to sleep.
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