Nobody is buying it, Joe…
While President Biden may have skipped the traditional Super Bowl pregame interview, he did make an appearance during one of the advertisements. Joe dropped in to talk to Americans about “shrinkflation.”
In the video, Biden said, “It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and if you’re anything like me, you like to be surrounded by a snack or two while watching the big game. You know, when buying snacks for the game, you might have noticed one thing: sports drinks bottles are smaller, [a] bag of chips has fewer chips, but they’re still charging just as much.”
He continued, “As an ice cream lover, what makes me the most angry is that ice cream cartons have actually shrunk in size but not in price. I’ve had enough of what they call Shrinkflation. It’s a rip off. Some companies are trying to pull a fast one by shrinking the products little by little and hoping you won’t notice. Give me a break. The American public is tired of being played for suckers. I’m calling on companies to put a stop to this. Let’s make sure businesses do the right thing now.”
Watch the ad below:
While you were Super Bowl shopping, did you notice smaller-than-usual products where the price stays the same?
Folks are calling it Shrinkflation and it means companies are giving you less for every dollar you spend.
I’m calling on the big consumer brands to put a stop to it. pic.twitter.com/wL1NsEh78F
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 11, 2024
Biden was blasted on social media channels for his tone-deaf commercial. Many hit Joe for not owning the fact that the problem was due to his economic policies.
“Imagine how little respect you must have for voters to try this,” National Review senior writer Charles C.W. Cooke remarked.
Imagine how little respect you must have for voters to try this. https://t.co/puX9uyjAAW
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 11, 2024
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Outkick columnist Mary Katherine Ham commented, “I did not predict leaning into the aging issue with an Andy-Rooney-on-quaaludes rant about how chip bags used to be fuller.”
I did not predict leaning into the aging issue with an Andy-Rooney-on-quaaludes rant about how chip bags used to be fuller. https://t.co/XnHhLLFZoD
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) February 11, 2024
“Nobody believes this,” The Spectator contributing editor Stephen Miller declared.
Nobody believes this. https://t.co/uKZAeMhqXG
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 11, 2024
Conservative commentator John Hasson noted, “Each recorded video of him reading a script, with numerous cuts spliced together, looks worse than the last.”
Each recorded video of him reading a script, with numerous cuts spliced together, looks worse than the last https://t.co/dQbQ4IqEa7
— John Hasson (@SonofHas) February 11, 2024