White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ukraine hits Russian Retailer, India Protests

Last night in Washington at a rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner. What do we do here? Is this supposed to be fun? Am I supposed to be serious? Am I supposed to be a comedian? I'm Ayesha Rasco. And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News. Yesterday, the White House said the president's remarks would be, quote, unifying yet vicious. Well, just how unifying and how vicious. We'll have a recap. Also, Ukrainian drones have hit Russian oil refineries and airfields, and now a new target, Russia's version of Amazon. Also, a young people's protest movement in India, which began with frustration over entrance exams. What are their demands? So please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend. This message comes from Dell Technologies. Get long lasting battery life on the Dell XPS laptop powered by series three Intel Core. Now from $699 with exclusive student pricing from $599. Visit dell.com/deals. This message comes from Schwab. At Schwab, you can get everything from self directed investing to full service wealth management all in one place. No matter your investing goal, life stage, amount to invest, or know how, you can invest your way with Schwab. Support for this podcast and the following message come from strawberry.me. Be honest. Are you happy with your job? Are you stuck in a job you've outgrown or never wanted in the first place? Are your reasons for staying really just excuses for not leaving? Let a career coach from strawberry.me help you get unstuck. Discover the benefits of having a dedicated career coach in your corner and get 50% off your first coaching session at strawberry.me/npr. In April, after the White House correspondents dinner came to an abrupt end, president Trump characterized his aborted speech as, quote, a doozy. That dinner was interrupted when a gunman fired shots in the hotel lobby, and the president and other attendees had to be evacuated. The dinner was rescheduled for last night, and president Trump made jokes about bulletproof fests and said he was taking a softer tone with the media than he'd planned in his original speech. Oh, that was gonna be a doozy. I was so psyched. I was gonna rip people. And I don't know. Just something changed. It's really for the better, but I just wouldn't wanna do that. But we'll do a little ripping if you don't mind. Oh, ripping did the president get. NPR's media correspondent David Folkenflick joins us. David, thanks so much for being with us. Pleasure. Let let's just say there's often a a rift seemingly between the White House and the media. Did they have a civil dinner? Well, I would say it was civil, but it was pretty surreal. You heard the president's speech? What do you take from it? Well, first, let me say there were folks from NPR at the dinner, and I don't speak for NPR on this. I'm talking to you, Scott, …