( CNN ) President Barack Obama shared jokes about pot and Hillary Clinton 's email controversy at the annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday . The club 's dinner brings together Washington 's media elite , with noteworthy politicians typically attending , as well . Despite being held by a media organization that raises scholarship funds for journalism students , the dinners are generally closed to cameras . Organizers only allowed a select few pool reporters to enter while the President spoke . The lack of media glare allows guests to let some of their guard down , perhaps unleashing a few more jokes than they might if the cameras were rolling . At one point Obama , clad in a white tie , predicted he would get more laughs this year than in the past . `` I 'm not saying I 'm any funnier . I 'm saying weed is now legal in D.C. , '' he said . Voters in the District of Columbia legalized small amounts of marijuana last year , much to the chagrin of some in Congress . The President also touched on the controversy over the archiving of Clinton 's emails while she was secretary of state . Obama lamented that while he was once a tech-savvy candidate , Clinton now seemed more up to speed . `` Now I 'm yesterday 's news , and Hillary has got a server in her house . I did n't even know you could have one of those in your house . I am so far behind . Did you know that ? I would have gotten one , '' he joked . The domain name for Clinton 's private email address was @ clintonemail.com . Obama was n't the only politician attending this year 's dinner . Wisconsin Gov . Scott Walker also dropped in . He 's of course rumored to be in contention to run for president in 2016 . Walker , a Republican , acknowledged some headlines of his own , like when Rudy Giuliani said at a Walker event last month that he does n't think Obama loves America . To date , Walker had n't said whether he agreed with Giuliani or not . `` I want to get this out of the way once and for all . I believe President Obama loves America and every single American in it . Except for Rudy Giuliani , '' Walker said , according to a transcript provided by his staff . `` If I did not love America , I would n't have moved here from Kenya , '' Obama later countered in a joking reference to unsubstantiated theories that he was n't born in the United States . Every president since 1885 except for Grover Cleveland has attended the 130-year-old organization 's dinner . Obama has attended three times as president and last attended back in 2013 .
`` If I did not love America , I would n't have moved here from Kenya , '' Obama quips . He was attending the year Gridiron Club dinner where politicians crack jokes .