Democratic Rep Jokes About Trump's Death In Front of Liberal Crowd

In a video reported by the Daily Caller, Hastings said he first learned of the joke from Ari Silver, whose father is former Florida state legislator and rabbi Barry Silver.

“Do you know the difference between a crisis and a catastrophe?” Hastings said, retelling the joke.

"A crisis is if Donald Trump falls into the Potomac River and can’t swim,” Hastings said. A "catastrophe," he added, "is anybody saves his ass.'”

Cheers and laughter ensued in the audience.

Hastings, a frequent critic of the president who hails from South Florida, also questioned Trump's mental stability.

“There is no question that something is tragically wrong with the president of the United States in his mind,” Hastings said, according to the Sun Sentinel.