On the night of his inauguration, Donald Trump is visited by 3 ghosts.
Early in the night, FDR appears. Trump asks him, “How can I make America great again?” FDR replies, “Think only of the people; do not make laws based on hatred, bigotry, or with the thought of lining your own pockets” Trump’s face sours “FAKE NEWS!” he screams and FDR disappears. Trump falls back to sleep.
A few hours later, he is awakened by George Washington’s ghost. Trump asks, “How can I make America great again?” Washington replies, “I would suggest you never tell a lie”, which infuriates Trump. He screams for his bodyguards but Washington is already gone.
Around 3 in the morning, he is visited by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Again, he asks, “How can I make America great again?”
Lincoln thinks for a bit and says, “Go to the theater.”
Explanation: The humor in this joke lies in the clever twist at the end. Lincoln’s advice, “go to the theater,” is a darkly ironic reference to his own assassination at Ford’s Theatre. The joke implies that Trump’s trip to the theater could similarly end dramatically, playing off Lincoln’s tragic fate while satirizing Trump’s personality and behavior in the earlier interactions with FDR and Washington. It’s a blend of political humor and historical irony.
