President Obama on Sunday mocked the 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls for failing to admit he inherited the fiscal crisis.

“Those were the golden years, apparently,” Obama joked during an LGBT gala in Manhattan, referring to the Great Recession prior to his tenure.

“And then, I came in and messed it all up. Gotta give these guys credit for chutzpah . . . they maintain a straight face when they’re saying this.”