The 108th White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a cringe-worthy display of elite complacency, with SNL’s Colin Jost leading the charge. He wasted no time in highlighting President Biden’s dwindling support among black voters, a fact that seemed to unsettle the crowd of corporate reporters.
“My ‘Weekend Update’ co-anchor, Michael Che, was going to join me here tonight, but in solidarity with President Biden, I decided to lose all my Black support,” Jost quipped.
COLIN JOST: “My Weekend Update co-anchor, Michael Che, was going to join me here tonight — but in solidarity with President Biden, I decided to lose all my Black support” pic.twitter.com/YG0DvqFSFC
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 28, 2024
Biden’s laughter at the joke did little to mask the discomfort in the room. His declining popularity among black voters is no secret, with recent polls showing a staggering 20 percentage point drop in support from the demographic that was crucial to his 2020 victory.
Jost didn’t stop at pointing out Biden’s waning popularity. He also took aim at the President’s age and the public’s disagreement with his economic policies. Despite this, Jost couldn’t resist fawning over Biden on occasion, claiming that despite the negative “vibes”, the numbers indicate a strong economy under Biden – a sentiment not shared by many according to polling data.
“Everything feels strange now. By a lot of measures, President Biden is having a very successful first term, but people don’t seem to realize it,” Jost stated to an audience of elitist reporters and celebrities. “Like with the economy; the vibes are bad but the numbers say it’s strong.”
COLIN JOST: “The economy is kind of like [Biden] on the steps of Air Force One” pic.twitter.com/OgP8qi7mOS
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 28, 2024
In a move that reeked of pandering, Jost shared a story about his late grandfather who had been apolitical his whole life but decided to vote for Biden in 2020. “He voted for you,” Jost told Biden, “and the reason that he voted for you is because you’re a decent man. My grandpa voted for decency, and decency is why we’re all here tonight.”
Wow. Very moving words from Colin Jost at the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight “My grandfather voted for you in the last election he ever voted in. The reason he voted for you is because you’re a decent man. I thank you for your decency.” Amazing. pic.twitter.com/ivcdsMyg04
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) April 28, 2024
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