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Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon blasted at White House Correspondents' dinner

Soon after getting fired almost simultaneously by their respective cable TV networks, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon were the targets of many a joke at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

While emceeing Saturday's event at the Washington Hilton hotel, comedian and "Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr. addressed the dual terminations of Carlson, formerly of Fox News, and Lemon, who used to work for CNN. Both media personalities were ousted by their employers last Monday.

Tackling Carlson's firing first, Wood jokingly compared

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