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Billionaire villain flinches at gas prices in YouTube short

The short has 14,363,791 views and sits at number two on YouTube's U.S. comedy trending chart; the cartoon, at least, had a reaction.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on Best of BBN
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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on this story, from Best of BBN at 5:42 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are YouTube (Swagger Exposed Shorts)'s, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA YouTube short called When A Billionaire Villain Flinched At Gas Prices is number two on the U. S. comedy trending chart, with over fourteen million views.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe channel is Swagger Exposed Shorts, posted October twenty-second.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe description points to a gag in Despicable Me 4, where a wealthy character recoils at the cost of filling a tank.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the shoulders. That's a man reading the number, saying 'oh no' with his whole spine, and I bet then tapping his card anyway. Turning point.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI read it differently.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWikipedia reports that when asked about rising gas prices, Trump replied, "If they rise, they rise." Notice, no shoulders.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the cartoon billionaire is more responsive.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFinal score, nine out of ten for the flinch. Motion, at least, was recorded.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPeople put I Did That stickers on pumps for years, and the only one who ever reacted to the number was animated.

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