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Obama Makes Fun of Hillary Clint at the White House Correspondents Dinner_ by [Carrie Dann / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Carrie Dann / NBC News Dec 7, 2015 10:19 PM UTC by [Carrie Dann / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Carrie Dann / NBC News Dec 7, 2015 10:19 PM UTC Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton met with President Barack Obama for an “informal lunch” Monday, the White House confirms. The White House characterized the meeting as “mostly a social occasion.” “When their schedules permit, President Obama and Secretary Clinton enjoy the opportunity to catch-up in person,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement. “This afternoon they met privately for an informal lunch here at the White House for about an hour and a half. They discussed a wide array of topics, but this was mostly a social occasion.” [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News._](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-obama-meet-informal-lunch-white-house-n475796?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002) ## Transcript I've gotta stay focused on my job, because for many Americans this is still a time of deep uncertainty. For example, I have a, I have one friend, just a few weeks ago she was making millions of dollars a year, and she's now living out of a van in Iowa. 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