But both Trump sons said the family could take the jokes - and hit back

Their father declined to attend because he said the press was 'dishonest'

His brother Donald Trump Jr, 38, was there too; both came with their wives

A confident Eric Trump said his father will be the one hosting next year's correspondents' dinner at the White House - and will hit back at Barack Obama's witty remarks.

The billionaire's son, 32, attended his first White House Correspondents' address on Saturday night with his wife Lara.

'We'll take some shots back next year,' he told The Hill. 'He who laughs last laughs longest, right?'

His wife said she'd be 'shocked' if the president spared her father-in-law.

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Eric Trump (pictured with his wife Lara), 32, attended his first White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night and said his father would be the one hosting the event next year

Donald Trump Jr, the mogul's oldest son, also told CNN he did not fear Obama's jokes.

'If there's anyone that can make fun of ourselves, it's my father, it's me, it's our family. That's what we are,' Trump Jr, 38, said as he arrived.

'We're ready. We realize it's all in good fun and we can dish it out and we can take it.'

His wife Vanessa said she probably wouldn't laugh should the president take jabs at The Donald, but Trump Jr assured he would.

He cracked a joke of his own the morning after, posting a photo of him and his father on Instagram.

In the picture, Trump is in the middle of delivering a speech while his son stands next to him, pointing the finger at someone in the crowd.

'I look like I'm doing my finest Joe Biden impersonation!' Trump Jr wrote in the caption.

'Who knows maybe it's foreshadowing... Maybe we go with the name recognition ticket for Prez/VP. The Donald Trump Donald Trump ticket. I like the sound of that.'

Donald Trump Jr, 38, also came with his wife Vanessa. She told reporters she probably wouldn't laugh if the president took jabs at The Donald, but Trump Jr said he would take it in stride

Trump Jr made fun of himself the morning after the dinner, posting this photo of himself alongside his father on Instagram with the caption: 'I look like I'm doing my finest Joe Biden impersonation!'

The billionaire's son compared himself to the vice-president (pictured earlier this month) and added: 'Who knows maybe it's foreshadowing... Maybe we go with the name recognition ticket for Prez/VP'

The Donald declined to attend the dinner, telling The Hill earlier this month the press was 'dishonest' and would not treat him fairly if he went.

He was at the White House Correspondents' address in 2011 and disliked the resulting coverage.

Trump told The Hill the press wrote that he did not enjoy the dinner due to Obama's jokes at his expense, even though he had a 'great time' - and came back in 2015.

'I was very honored by all of the attention. The president told joke after joke and it was good,' Trump said.

'They were all very nice and delivered nicely and I had a great time and told the press. For four years, I've read what a miserable time I had.'

'If the press would be honest, I'd go because I'd have a good time,' he added. 'But no matter how good a time I had, the press would say: "Donald Trump was miserable." What would I need that for?'

Trump (pictured during a campaign stop in Indianapolis on Wednesday) declined to attend this year's correspondents' dinner, saying the press was 'dishonest' and would not give him fair coverage

Obama did not spare the Republican frontrunner during his half-hour speech on Saturday night.

He started innocently as if to praise the media.

'A free press is central to our democracy and... Nah, I'm just kidding. You know I'm gonna talk about Trump!' the president began.

'Although I am a little hurt that he's not here tonight. We had so much fun the last time. And it is surprising. We have a room full of reporters, celebrities, cameras and he says no.

'Is this dinner too tacky for The Donald? What could he possibly be doing instead? Is he at home eating a Trump steak? Tweeting out insults to Angela Merkel? What's he doing?'

Obama lampooned Trump in 2011, hitting back at the billionaire's repeated doubts about the president's place of birth.

'No one is happier—no one is prouder—to put this birth certificate matter to rest than The Donald. And that’s because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter,' Obama said.

'Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?'

The president then made fun Trump's 'credentials and breadth of experience.'

'Just recently, in an episode of Celebrity Apprentice, at the steakhouse, the men’s cooking team did not impress the judges from Omaha Steaks,' Obama said.