“I hear that Donald Trump is watching the Olympics tonight. He's seeing how high the Mexican pole vaulters go.”

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The joke uses a sexual double meaning to mock Donald Trump by pretending to refer to athletics while implying something else. It also targets Mexican people with a stereotype, making the line insulting as well as political. The humor comes from the unexpected twist in the final phrase.

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Originally said in English.

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About Gary Johnson

American businessman and politician

Gary Earl Johnson is an American businessman and politician. He served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, first as a Republican, and later became a member of the Libertarian Party. Johnson became the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president in 2012 and 2016, and later its nominee for the 2018 U.S. Senate race in New Mexico. His public career is centered on business, state government, and Libertarian politics.

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