WASHINGTON (MCT) — President Barack Obama poked fun at his Republican rivals Saturday night, but didn’t spare his own Secret Service, secretary of state or even his past indulgence of exotic cuisine as he delivered remarks before a glittery crowd of Hollywood stars, political power brokers and journalists.

Obama opened his bit at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents Association by exiting stage right to pretend that he’d been caught complaining about a hot mic in the men’s room — a jibe at his overheard conversation with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.