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| If Trump were president: Boston Globe's fake front page dares to imagine | If Trump were president: Boston Globe's fake front page dares to imagine |
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| The editorial board of The Boston Globe has printed a fake front page featuring Donald Trump as president. | The editorial board of The Boston Globe has printed a fake front page featuring Donald Trump as president. |
| The newspaper printed the front page in its Sunday “Ideas” section and on its website. | The newspaper printed the front page in its Sunday “Ideas” section and on its website. |
| Related: Republicans turn to trench warfare in an inch-by-inch battle for the nomination | Related: Republicans turn to trench warfare in an inch-by-inch battle for the nomination |
| The page is dated 9 April, 2017, and features a large photo of Trump below a headline that reads “Deportations to Begin.” | The page is dated 9 April, 2017, and features a large photo of Trump below a headline that reads “Deportations to Begin.” |
| The story features an address by Trump to the nation, saying illegals would be deported “so fast your head will spin”. | The story features an address by Trump to the nation, saying illegals would be deported “so fast your head will spin”. |
| The accompanying story has Trump calling on Congress to fund a deportation program amid protests and curfews in place in several cities. It notes that Chris Christie is the administration’s attorney general. | The accompanying story has Trump calling on Congress to fund a deportation program amid protests and curfews in place in several cities. It notes that Chris Christie is the administration’s attorney general. |
| The rest of the page paints a fairly depressing, dystopian view of the US under Trump. | The rest of the page paints a fairly depressing, dystopian view of the US under Trump. |
| One article focuses on a plunging stock market. Another is headlined: “New libel law targets ‘absolute scum’ in press”, while a third reads: “US soldiers refuse order to kill Isis families.” | One article focuses on a plunging stock market. Another is headlined: “New libel law targets ‘absolute scum’ in press”, while a third reads: “US soldiers refuse order to kill Isis families.” |
| Some jokes are included to lighten the mood, such as a mention of Yellowstone National Park being renamed after the president and Trump making the Nobel prize shortlist. “His feat? Healing a 1,385-year-old schism between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims, which has fueled bloody conflicts across the globe for centuries.” | Some jokes are included to lighten the mood, such as a mention of Yellowstone National Park being renamed after the president and Trump making the Nobel prize shortlist. “His feat? Healing a 1,385-year-old schism between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims, which has fueled bloody conflicts across the globe for centuries.” |
| In a scathing editorial, the Globe called the mock-up “an exercise in taking a man at his word.” | In a scathing editorial, the Globe called the mock-up “an exercise in taking a man at his word.” |
| “Donald J Trump’s vision for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American,” it reads. | “Donald J Trump’s vision for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American,” it reads. |
| “His vision of America promises to be as appalling in real life as it is in black and white on the page.” | “His vision of America promises to be as appalling in real life as it is in black and white on the page.” |
| The editorial casted Ted Cruz, his closest rival for the 2016 Republican nomination, as “equally extreme” and urges Republicans, if possible at the party’s nominating convention in July, to draft a “plausible, honorable” alternative, suggesting US House Speaker Paul Ryan or former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. | The editorial casted Ted Cruz, his closest rival for the 2016 Republican nomination, as “equally extreme” and urges Republicans, if possible at the party’s nominating convention in July, to draft a “plausible, honorable” alternative, suggesting US House Speaker Paul Ryan or former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. |
| Trump responded to the mock-up on Sunday, calling it “stupid” and “worthless”. | |
| Associated Press contributed to this report | Associated Press contributed to this report |