President Obama did interject sobering statements between the jokes, offering condolences and support for those impacted by the terrorist attacks in New England and the massive explosion in western Texas:
“Our thoughts are not far from the people of Boston, the people of West, Texas,” the president said. “There are people in the midwest who are coping with some terrible floods. So we’ve had some difficult days. But whenever the day seems darkest, we have seen humanity shine at its brightest, we’ve seen first repsonders, and National Guardsmen dash into danger, law enforcement officers who live their oath to serve and to protect, and everyday Americans who are opening their homes and their hearts to perfect strangers.”
