Comedian Trevor Noah mocked the Biden administration for rising inflation rates at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and also took jabs at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ possible presidential candidacy after the state banned dozens of math books earlier this month.
The Daily Show Host touted Biden for coming out to the event on Saturday, saying he doesn’t know why the president would miss a chance to hear all about his supposed accomplishments.
‘You know, I think ever since you’ve come into office, things are really looking up. Gas is up. Rent is up. Food is up. Everything,’ Noah joked about inflation, which is at the highest it’s been in 40 years.
Noah also took aim at Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, and used the former Republican president as a gateway to roast DeSantis.
‘[If] Trump was the original Terminator, DeSantis is like the T-1000,’ Noah said of the Florida governor. ‘You’re smarter than him, you’re slicker than him, you can walk down ramps.
‘Because you see, Trump said he won the election, but everyone was just able to look at the numbers and see he was wrong. ‘That’s why Ron DeSantis is one step ahead,’ Noah said, referencing the fact that Florida tossed out 41 percent of the 132 math textbooks submitted for the next school year, more than half of which the state said referenced Critical Race Theory (CRT), with the rest containing Common Core and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
‘First you ban the math textbooks, then nobody knows how to count the votes,’ Noah quipped. ‘Boom, my man!’
At the dinner, Biden poked fun at his own low approval rating and called the Trump administration a ‘horrible plague’ as he cracked jokes and roasted the press.
‘Tonight, we come here to answer a very important question in everybody’s mind. Why in hell are we still doing this?’ Biden quipped as he took the stage in the room full of journalists and D.C. insiders.
‘I know there are questions about whether we should gather here tonight because of COVID. Well, we’re here to show the country that we’re getting through this pandemic. Plus, everyone had to prove they’re fully vaccinated and boosted,’ he said. ‘Just contact your favorite Fox News reporter they’re all here vaccinated and boosted.’
He then addressed his historically low poll numbers for the first time, claiming that journalists were the only people who were less well-liked.
‘I’m really excited to be here tonight with the only group of Americans have a lower approval rating than I have,’ Biden said.
