Inside the 2018 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner with NBC's Elise Jordan

Edward Barsamian
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Inside the 2018 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner with NBC's Elise Jordan

Monitoring the news as I get ready (because you never know what may happen these days) and laughing with Maurcell.
Monitoring the news as I get ready (because you never know what may happen these days) and laughing with Maurcell.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
Despair when I realized the Ralph Lauren pantsuit of my dreams needed to be hemmed. A reminder to always try on your shoes with your outfit, preferably more than five minutes before you are set to depart for the big night!
Despair when I realized the Ralph Lauren pantsuit of my dreams needed to be hemmed. A reminder to always try on your shoes with your outfit, preferably more than five minutes before you are set to depart for the big night!
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
Luckily, I had a back-up option: this gorgeous black Ralph Lauren column. Here, I hit the red carpet with comedian extraordinaire Michelle Collins.
Luckily, I had a back-up option: this gorgeous black Ralph Lauren column. Here, I hit the red carpet with comedian extraordinaire Michelle Collins.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
With my favorite Nicolle Wallace, host of MSNBC's Deadline: White House. Photo credit: Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News.
With my favorite Nicolle Wallace, host of MSNBC's Deadline: White House. Photo credit: Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
Table break with Marc Adelman and NBC's Carol Lee as former CIA/Pentagon chief of staff turned NBC national security analyst Jeremy Bash, CNN's Dana Bash, and Congressman Joaquín Castro chat in the background.
Table break with Marc Adelman and NBC's Carol Lee as former CIA/Pentagon chief of staff turned NBC national security analyst Jeremy Bash, CNN's Dana Bash, and Congressman Joaquín Castro chat in the background.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
My place setting at the NBC News table.
My place setting at the NBC News table.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
Fun table mate Savannah Sellers, host of NBC's Stay Tuned on Snapchat.
Fun table mate Savannah Sellers, host of NBC's Stay Tuned on Snapchat.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
I was close enough to see the horror on Sarah Huckabee Sanders's face as Michelle Wolf went there, but flowers blocked me from getting a clear shot.
I was close enough to see the horror on Sarah Huckabee Sanders's face as Michelle Wolf went there, but flowers blocked me from getting a clear shot.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan
Caught up with Alabama's newest Senator Doug Jones at the NBC/MSNBC after party, chatting about the potential for more Democrats to win seats in the deep South.
Caught up with Alabama's newest Senator Doug Jones at the NBC/MSNBC after party, chatting about the potential for more Democrats to win seats in the deep South.
Photo: Courtesy of Elise Jordan

Comedian Michelle Wolf’s monologue at this year’s White House Correspondents' Association Dinner might have raised eyebrows around the world, but inside the Washington Hilton, it was all about journalists celebrating each other’s work and talent. Among them was NBC News and MSNBC political analyst and Time magazine contributor, Elise Jordan who was equipped with her iPhone and snapped away while getting ready for the big night. Here, Jordan (clad in Ralph Lauren) shared her adventures from the evening, which included a moment with Alabama’s newest senator Doug Jones.

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