Boston Globe runs fake front page satirizing Trump as president
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The Boston Globe's opinion editors are describing it as "the front page we hope we never have to print."
Editors said they went through Donald Trump's speeches, website, statements by advisors and position papers and reported what they found, making a mock paper of what they believe will happen if Trump is elected as president.
"This was an exercise at taking Donald Trump at his word," said Kathleen Kingsbury, deputy managing editor of the Globe's editorial page, in a video on the Boston Globe's Facebook page.
Welcome to Trump's America in 2017.Via Boston Globe Opinion - The front page we hope we never have to print. Welcome to Donald J. Trump's America in 2017. Read more on Globe.com: http://bos.gl/9gyeOYJ
Posted by The Boston Globe on Saturday, April 9, 2016
The satirical paper is dated Sunday, April 9, 2017, and the top headline is "Deportations to Begin."
It's April of 2017 and Donald Trump is president. Here's what our world could look like: http://buff.ly/1XonZoK
Posted by Boston Globe Opinion on Sunday, April 10, 2016
Kingsbury said they focused on immigration and trade tariffs.
"We want the Republican party, as they head to their convection this summer, asking themselves tough questions. ... We want the Republican Party to figure out how to bring honor back to politics in America," she said.
