Yes, you read that headline right.
The Republican National Convention has been taking place in Cleveland this week, and thanks to the powers that be at PornHub, we now know what those visiting GOP-ers have been doing with their spare time.
According to a release published by the porn site, traffic increased 4.2 percent in Cleveland over the course of the week, between July 18 and 21. But the most interesting—read: mildly disturbing—bit of data reported by PornHub was the 648 percent increase in Donald Trump-related searches on the site. Maybe some delegates needed to get out their sexual frustration before giving the now-official Republican nominee for president their support? Whatever their reasoning, the last thing the world needs is an influx of Donald Trump porn to meet the apparent demand.
Another (genuinely) interesting development was the 204 percent increase in searches using the words “arab” and “muslim.” Searches for gay porn were also up 7.9 percent in Cleveland over the course of the week (particularly in the “Gay-Hunks” category at a 421 percent hike), but we don’t know if they corresponded to searches for Trump and vice presidential nominee Mike Pence together. That logo was pretty steamy, after all.
Unsurprisingly, the site saw a 6 percent increase in the 55-64 age group and a 10 percent increase in the 65-plus group. Even crusty old men have to get their kicks, right?
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The winner in this contest nobody wants to be a part of is Melania Trump, who was the subject of a 1,477 percent increase in searches.
P.S. Don’t tell any Republicans that porn was added to their policy platform as a “public health crisis.”
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