When The Boston Globe published an imagined series of Donald Trump presidency stories Saturday — in a front page dated April 9, 2017 — its target didn’t seem to appreciate it.

Boston Globe front page of "April 9, 2017." (PDF)
Boston Globe front page of “April 9, 2017.” (PDF)
Even though the parody took seriously the GOP front-runner on mass deportations, building a border wall and other pledges, the billionaire businessman called the Globe “stupid” and “worthless” for publishing a “totally dishonest story.”

An accompanying editorial, titled “The GOP must stop Trump,” called its front page “an exercise in taking a man at his word.”

The editorial added: “His vision of America promises to be as appalling in real life as it is in black and white on the page. It is a vision that demands an active and engaged opposition. It requires an opposition as focused on denying Trump the White House as the candidate is flippant and reckless about securing it.”

Trump supporters panned the parody. Others hailed the spoof.

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