Did you notice during the Sketch when he said something like “ Make government smaller.” There was NO noise, applause, laughter or even a fart?
I did. There was an underlying awkwardness.
But he also said the “make government smaller” part as a prelude to cutting taxes to help the economy. This is a NYC and tourist audience he was addressing, so they may not be primed to applaud smaller government as a goal, but he also said it as part of a longer explanation.
I actually was thrilled with his response, since that’s what he led with and he smartly immediately tied it to the question asked, which is lower taxes, which would lead to more jobs.
That was the meat of the skit IMO.