Trump blasts Boston Globe's fake front page satirizing his bid for president

The Boston Globe printed a satirical front page of a Donald Trump presidency but the candidate wasn't amused.
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The editorial board of The Boston Globe published a satirical front page on Sunday to express its uneasiness with a potential Donald Trump presidency.

The satirical front page, included in its Sunday "Ideas" section, is dated April 9, 2017, and features a large photo of Trump below dominant headline that reads "Deportations to Begin." The accompanying story has Trump calling on Congress to fund a deportation program amid protests.

Another article focuses on a plunging stock market. Some jokes are included, such as a mention of Yellowstone National Park being renamed for Trump.


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The full page can be viewed below. 

The Globe also included a real editorial that was published Sunday, explaining the satirical front page and saying of Trump's potential presidency: 

The toxic mix of violent intimidation, hostility to criticism, and explicit scapegoating of minorities shows a political movement is taking hold in America. If Trump were a politician running such a campaign in a foreign country right now, the US State Department would probably be condemning him.


Trump derided The Boston Globe as "stupid" and "worthless" in response to the special edition of the paper.

Speaking on the campaign trail in Rochester, New York on Sunday, Trump called it a "totally dishonest story."

Additional reporting by Mashable.

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