Donald Trump: Honestly? He’s not even funny anymore.

Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy a good laugh as much as the next guy. When Donald Trump entered the 2016 presidential race, I had a few chuckles just as we all did. Sure, we enjoyed jokes about “The Donald’s” hair and his bragging, mostly because we felt that he wouldn’t win.

But frankly? It’s just not funny anymore.

I’m all for good satire, but there comes a point in which jokes are frankly inappropriate. Could you believe that in 2016 we would have a major presidential candidate who is openly racist? The fact is that racism and bigotry simply should not play a part in politics. And that’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write.

Frankly, it reminds me of the Mike Judge film Idiocracy.

The sad part of Trump’s candidacy? It’s shown things about us that we didn’t realize were still there. Racism? Sad to say, it’s not a relic of history like we once assumed it was.

The other sad part? It has exposed the unfocused anger at the heart of a lot of the working class. Frankly, this is a real problem, and by making jokes about Trump, you diminish this issue.

More than anything, the rise of D. Trump makes me sad for the state of the Republican Party. Now don’t get me wrong: I’ve never been a GOP voter. I was quite against the War in Iraq for example. But looking back at George W. Bush? Well, he’s a different class of gentleman — let’s just say I’d gladly vote for him over Trump any day! You may not have agreed with George W. Bush, but you couldn’t deny that he was a proper politician compared to Trump. I may have had my differences with the Republicans, but at least they were sane! Would the great Ronald Reagan have taken an endorsement from the KKK? I think not!

Frankly, I don’t want Trump anywhere near the nuclear codes!

I for one hope that the Republicans can see the light and nominate Marco Rubio, who, while I don’t agree with him, is certainly much more of a gentleman. Is this what has really happened to the Party of Lincoln?

Sure, we all had a good laugh when Trump joined the race, but now? I think it’s time for the laughing to stop. In conclusion, I think it’s time for the American people to say, “Mr. Trump, you’re fired!” (A reference to Donald Trump’s well-known catchphrase from his popular reality show The Apprentice.)