The following is a recording – a narrative joke involving four passengers on a crashing plane: a pilot, Donald Trump, the Pope, and a 10-year-old boy. The story serves as a political satire centered on the theme of hubris versus reality.
Donald Trump, and a 10-year-old boy are all on a plane that is losing altitude fast and about to crash. The pilot comes over the intercom and he says…
“We’re going down. There’s only three parachutes left, and there are four of us on this plane, myself included. I have a wife and kids and I have to get home to them. So tough shit, I’m taking one.”
So the pilot grabs a pack and jumps out of the plane.
Donald Trump stands up next. He goes…
“I am the most important person on this plane. I am the smartest president in American history, and I am the only one who can get America back on track.”
So Trump grabs a pack and jumps out of the plane.
So then the Pope turns to the 10-year-old-boy, and he says…
“I don’t want to die, but if it’s my time, I’m at peace with God. I have lived a long, good life. You, on the other hand, have your entire life in front of you. So go, live an amazing life. I’ll see you in the afterlife.”
The little boy smiles at the Pope and says…
“Don’t worry, your holiness. We can both make it to the ground safely.
Confused but intrigued, the pope says…
“Well how do you figure we do that?”
I appreciate you trying to save my life here, but these parachutes can’t take the weight of two people. It’s better that you take the parachute and live.
The little boy responds to the Pope’s statement…
“We don’t need to share a parachute, father.”
“The smartest president in American history, Donald Trump, just took my school backpack.”