Watch Replay: Hasan Minhaj Roasts The President At The White House Correspondents Dinner

WASHINGTON, DC —The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj roasted the president and the media Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner, an annual event celebrating the work of journalists who cover politics. Watch the entirety of Minhaj's speech below.

President Trump's broke with decades of tradition by not going to the event. Presidents typically attend, give a comedic speech (written with the help of professional comedians) and spend a good deal of the as night the target of jokes. As a celebration of the First Amendment and the free press, the night gives the president the opportunity to relax a bit and deliver a less formal style of presentation than the public is used to.

The last president to missed a dinner was President Reagan in 1981 and he had a pretty good excuse, as he was recovering from an assassination attempt. Reagan still delivered remarks by telephone.

Minhaj ridiculed both the president and several major news outlets in his speech. He especially took Trump to task for not showing up at the event, saying, "The president didn’t show up, because he doesn’t care about the First Amendment."

Minhaj's remarks overall were delivered enthusiastically, but drew mixes of groans and laughter throughout the evening. He criticized the president for his late night Twitter habit, noting that — remarkably — all of Trump's tweets are written while he is sober. Minhaj took special joy in criticizing CNN and MSNBC as well for their hyped-up news coverage, while he excoriated Fox News for its recent sexual harassment scandals.

But Minhaj wasn't the only notable speaker of the evening. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, reporters famous for their work at the Washington Post uncovering the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon, also delivered memorable remarks.

"Mr. President, the media is not fake news," Woodward said, before turning his attention to his fellow journalists, reminding them to focus on the work rather than on public appearances. "This is no time for self-satisfaction or smugness.”

Bernstein emphasized the importance of the work the media does: "Our job is to put the best obtainable version of the truth out there," he said." Especially now.”

Trump did not go into detail about his reasons for missing the event, though the choice was seen as a part of his public feud with the media, which he has called the "enemy of the American people." He also may be trying to avoid the situation that befell President George W. Bush when Stephen Colbert hosted the event in 2006: As Bush's popularity had begun to sink, Colbert delivered a devastating roast of the president that became an early viral video. That speech gave the night itself more prominence than it previously had.

Trump also showed himself to be somewhat uncomfortable with the comedic style of the event during the campaign. Before the election, at the Alfred E. Smith dinner, which is similar in tone to tonight's dinner, Trump delivered a speech that largely fell flat. He seemed unable to make any humorous jibes at himself — his best joke of the night was about Melania Trump's plagiarism scandal.

Watch a replay of Minhaj's speech below: