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As word of Donald Trump's surprise trip south of the border spread, many Mexicans took to social media with a common refrain: "Is this a joke?"
But it wasn't long before they started coming up with jokes themselves about the controversial visit. Many also poked fun at Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who has agreed to meet with Trump and whose popularity has been tanking.
"An advanced look of what we'll see tomorrow," one person tweeted Tuesday night, posting an image of the lead characters from the 1990s cartoon "Beavis and Butt-head."
Un adelanto de lo que veremos mañana #TrumpEnMexico @EPN @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/BzxCE2Gzaw
— Marcela Mexia (@MarcelaMexia) August 31, 2016
Mexican actress Ana Brenda tweeted an idea, encouraging Peña Nieto to block Trump at the border.
"You will be a national hero," she wrote.
Venga señor presidente, hágale la bromita en migración de que no entra a México y será héroe nacional 😂 #TrumpEnMexico
— Ana Brenda (@anabrendac) August 31, 2016
Mexico City's Museum of Memory and Tolerance, which includes exhibits on the Holocaust and the US Civil Rights Movement, offered Trump free admission.
#SrTrumpConTodoRespeto, lo invitamos a que nos visite para recordar la historia y no la repita. #TrumpAlMuseoMyT pic.twitter.com/RN9lMX8zMu
— Memoria y Tolerancia (@MuseoMyT) August 31, 2016
"We invite you to visit us to remember history and not repeat it," the museum said on Twitter.
It's no surprise that Trump, who launched his presidential bid with a speech referring to Mexicans who illegally cross the US border as murderers and rapists, isn't popular in Mexico.
Here's a look at ways some in the neighboring country have responded to the US presidential candidate and his proposals:
Pounding piñatas
Trump has already been in Mexico for months -- as a piñata.
Just a few days after the billionaire businessman announced his campaign, an artist in Reynosa, Mexico, started making piñatas of a man in a suit with wispy orange hair. It wasn't long before similar models were for sale across the country.
A piñata representing US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is displayed for sale at a candy shop in downtown Tijuana.
A piñata representing US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is displayed for sale at a candy shop in downtown Tijuana.
The idea quickly caught on in the United States as well, with stores in Texas and California selling out of the popular items.
Inside L.A.'s piñata district in the age of Donald Trump
Inside L.A.'s piñata district in the age of Donald Trump 02:35
And tweets mocking Trump's Mexico visit Wednesday picked up on the trend, imagining what the presidential hopeful might say when he sees the piñatas.
#TrumpsMexicoTripSayings The Mexican people love me so much they all honor me with paper statues. pic.twitter.com/GCAB2oEtUy
— She's So Mean (@3ambarbie) August 31, 2016