Trump Chucked A Tanty At Boston Globe’s ‘Worthless’ Satirical Front Page

Donald Trump – a name we’ve found ourselves writing so often, we’re considering a petition to make it an emoji for time-saving purposes – has drained his daily supply of ire to attack The Boston Globe for their mock 2017 front-page.

If you missed it, the paper lampooned the Don’s worryingly-possible Presidency, presenting a faux frontpage from a Trumped-up future. Crafted by their editorial department, it imagined trade wars, diplomatic fuck-ups, restricted press freedom, and mass deportations. Natch.


In turn, the very real, 2016 edition of Trump hurled his typical invective at the paper, using time from a stump speech in Rochester, New Hampshire to label the paper “stupid” and “worthless”. 

“How about that stupid Boston Globe, it’s worthless, sold for a dollar…

Did you see that story? The whole front page; they made up a story, they pretended Trump is the president, and they made up the whole front page, it’s a make-believe story, which is really no different from the whole paper.

I mean, the whole thing is made up. And I think they’re having a big backlash on that one.”
While it’s definitely a strong stance for a news organisation to take, the date alone would give it away as satire – unless The Boston Globe editorial department is filled with top-notch prognosticators, and we’re all in for a real swell time in 2017.

(Also, Trump followed the statement “it’s worthless” immediately with an admission the paper is sold for a buck. If we’re [temporarily] resorting to playground logic here, well, you even said it had value yourself mate.)

ANYWAY. Outside of his Quixotic struggle against news that doesn’t exist – yet – Trump has engaged in a protracted struggle with the media; his attacks on Fox anchor Megyn Kelly have become a defining aspect of his campaign, and just last night, he sent this lil’ guy out:

We eagerly await the moment he spits bile at The Onion. Probably just after this whole deal does nought to impact his actual approval numbers. 

Source: 
Sydney Morning Herald. 
Photo: Boston Globe / Twitter / Brett Carlsen / Getty. 

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