He is a highly skilled satirist. If you read the article carefully, it is impossible to tell if the writer is making fun of Trump, or making fun of liberals who fear Trump, or making fun of columnists who write about Trump, or all three, or none of the above.
Yeah - it was funny if you have a sense of humor ...
This article is hilarious precisely because of what you said: It’s impossible to tell who the writer is mocking. It makes everything and everyone in it seem absurd.