USA Today Writer Decides Not to Mention Jokes About USA Today

Hasan Minhaj zinged the paper at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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USA Today Life writer Erin Jensen has an extensive summary today of Hasan Minhaj’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner jokes. With one noticeable omission. When she gets to the media portion of The Daily Show jokester’s skewering, she mentions his shots at CNN, Fox News, C-Span and MSNBC. But not… USA Today.

Here is what Minhaj said early on during his monologue:

“It is amazing to be surrounded by some of the greatest journalists in the world. And yet, when we all checked in to the Hilton on Friday, we all got a USA Today.”

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