Joe Biden was recently roasted at a White House correspondent’s dinner, where “Saturday Night Live” comedian Colin Jost cracked a joke about Biden for losing support from the black community to former President Donald.
“Like many of you here, I pretend to do news on TV,” he opened the joke about Biden’s reception in the black community. “My weekend 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.”
Following the joke, Jost appeared to receive an awkward murmur from the presumably liberal audience, who were seemingly unsure of how to respond to the remark. The joke even appeared to receive several audible boos from audience members as well.
However, conservative social media users were quick to praise Jost for the joke. “Colin Jost absolutely ROASTS Biden after recent polls showcase his tremendous loss of support within the black community,” Benny Johnson wrote on X. “They really didn’t like that fact being said out loud, right in front of all these Democrats,” one person added in the comments section. Another user wrote, “I bet he won’t be getting invited back.” One individual added, “Truth in humor.”
Notably, there is truth to the joke as Trump has seen a sharp increase in support from black voters since the last election. Reports from early March indicate that black voter support for Trump shot up from 4 percent to 23 percent since 2020.
Throughout the correspondent’s dinner, Jost delivered various jokes about Trump, Biden, and the media that received mixed support from the audience. While many Democrats have insisted that Biden’s age is not an issue and that he is physically and mentally qualified to fulfill his duties as president, Jost played into these concerns in several comments.
Taking a jab at Biden’s common gaffes he delivers in his speeches and public engagements, Jost joked, “It’s not always easy following President Biden … like it’s not always easy following what he’s saying.” The comedian also said, “I hope tonight will be a night to remember … for most of us,” apparently calling out Biden’s age and memory.
Jost also joked about the mysterious cocaine that was found in the White House, where many conservatives speculate it was left by Hunter Biden. “I love Washington. Last time I was here I left my cocaine at the White House. Luckily President Biden was able to make good use of it at his State of the Union,” he said. This joke also seemed to reference further speculation that Biden is on some form of uppers in order to get through his speeches. Watch Jost’s joke about black support below:
However, Jost did not spare former president Donald Trump from his roast, taking several shots at him. “The Republican candidate for president owes half a billion in fines for bank fraud and is currently spending his days farting himself awake during a porn star hush money trial and the race is tied?” Jost asked. “The race is tied. Nothing makes sense anymore.” He added: “The candidate who is a famous New York City playboy took abortion rights away, and the guy who is giving you abortion rights back is an 80-year-old Catholic. How does that make sense?”
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