May 1, 2022 12:49pm EDT
Analysts weigh in on jokes about inflation at White House Correspondents' Dinner: 'Gross'
Comedian Trevor Noah also quipped about Biden's botched handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
By Hanna Panreck | Fox News
Trevor Noah, the host of the 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner, took aim at President Biden during his set, making jokes about inflation, the president's approval rating and the botched evacuation of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, throwing a quip in at the end of his remarks that the Biden administration "doesn't handle evacuations well."
"Ever since you came into office, things are already looking up," Noah said in his remarks. "Gas is up, rent is up, food is up."
Americans have been plagued by inflation and rising prices in recent months. Biden was seen laughing in response to the joke.
Fox News contributor Karol Markowicz told Fox Digital that it was "gross" to watch the president laugh off the high price of gas and food, which is "affecting regular Americans not attending fancy black tie dinners." She added that those in attendance were some of the "most out of touch people in the country."
"There it is: Complete and utter scorn for working families coming from Biden and Democrats," Jesus E. Solorio, Jr., of the Rhode Island Republican Party tweeted. "They believe struggling families are nothing more but a punchline."
Noah also quipped about why he was chosen as the host of the dinner and then said to the president, "but then I was told you get your highest approval ratings with a biracial African guy standing next to you."
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