Learn English With Jokes ✦ Roasting Trump
Learn English With Jokes
Roasting Trump
Intermediate · One-Liner Collection · Vocabulary Building
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Une compilation d'attaques humoristiques célèbres de l'époque des primaires et de la campagne 2016. Ton satirique, parfois provocateur — idéal pour étudier le registre informel, l'ironie et le vocabulaire politique en anglais.
Chris Rock: "(Donald Trump) might winPOURRAIT GAGNER. He's got enough ex-wives to vote for him."
Jimmy Kimmel: "The closest Trump ever got to battle was his fight with Rosie O'Donnell."
Marco Rubio: "Donald Trump likes to suePOURSUIVRE EN JUSTICE people. He should suePOURSUIVRE EN JUSTICE whoeverQUICONQUE | CELUI QUI did that to his face."
Marco Rubio: "A guy with the worst spray tanLE BRONZAGE AU SPRAY LE PLUS MOCHE in America is attacking me for putting on makeupMAQUILLAGE."
Jay Leno: "The good news? President Obama was born in America. The bad news? So was TrumpTRUMP AUSSI."
Stephen Colbert: "I do think Donald Trump is honest in his own wayÀ SA FAÇON | D'UNE CERTAINE MANIÈRE. He is honestly an egomaniacalÉGOMANE | MÉGALOMANE billionaire."
John Oliver: "Miss USA, for example, is owned by Donald Trump — a clown made of mummified foreskinPRÉPUCE MOMIFIÉ and cotton candyBARBE À PAPA."
Mitt Romney: "Donald Trump has had several foreignÉTRANGÈRES wives. It turns out thatIL S'AVÈRE QUE | ON DIRAIT QUE there really are jobs Americans won't doNE VEULENT PAS FAIRE."
Albert Brooks: "Donald Trump announces this morning that he will run for presidentSE PRÉSENTER À LA PRÉSIDENCE. His hair will announce on Friday."
Jimmy Kimmel: "If Donald Trump wins, my guess isJE PARIE QUE | À MON AVIS America will look a lot like it did in 'Back to the Future 2,' when Biff was in chargeAU POUVOIR | AUX COMMANDES."
📘 Key Vocabulary
📖 Grammar Points
1. Present simple for reported quotes and timeless humour
These one-liners use present simple throughout because they are quoted statements that remain funny whenever they are said. For example: "Trump likes to sue people", "he is honestly an egomaniacal billionaire", "he will run for president". This is typical of jokes and quoted material — the present tense keeps the humour immediate and relevant. Learners can see how English speakers use present simple for statements that are true at any time.
2. Future simple for predictions and hypotheticals
Several jokes use future simple for predictions: "might win" (modal + base form), "will announce", "will look a lot like". The future tense is used for predictions about what could happen. For French speakers, this is similar to pourrait gagner (conditional) and annoncera (future). The humour often comes from the contrast between the serious political context and the absurd predictions.
🔁 Synonyms & Alternatives
Both fit the political tone: “take people to court” or “wives from other countries”.
💬 Mini Dialogue
Context: Two friends, Thabo and Lerato, are discussing US politics and sharing their favourite political jokes from the 2016 campaign.
Thabo: "My favourite political joke is from Chris Rock: Trump might winPOURRAIT GAGNER because he's got enough ex-wives to vote for him."
Lerato: "That's hilarious! I love the one from Marco Rubio: Trump likes to suePOURSUIVRE EN JUSTICE people — he should suePOURSUIVRE EN JUSTICE whoeverQUICONQUE | CELUI QUI did that to his face."
Thabo: "And Jay Leno said: President Obama was born in America — the bad news? So was TrumpTRUMP AUSSI."
Lerato: "Politics is always more entertaining with jokes. My guess isJE PARIE QUE | À MON AVIS we'll still be laughing about these for years."
Uses present simple for quoted jokes, future/prediction language ("might win", "will still be"), and vocabulary items integrated naturally.
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