The Boston Globe is being mocked on social media Wednesday after publishing a report that appeared to criticize Mitt Romney for waterskiing at the same time the Senate was debating healthcare in Washington.

"While the Senate debated health care, Mitt Romney was waterskiing," reads the headline in Boston's largest newspaper.

"It’s been a contentious week in Washington," the story begins.

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"The Beltway has been transfixed by the ongoing Senate debate surrounding the potential repeal of so-called Obamacare. One notable New England Republican was caught referring to a congressman as 'unattractive.' Senator John McCain John Sidney McCainBiden's six best bets in 2016 Trump states Replacing Justice Ginsburg could depend on Arizona's next senator The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE was also frank on Tuesday, telling his colleagues, 'We are getting nothing done, my friends, we’re getting nothing done,' " it continues.

"One Republican who appears to be unbothered by all the political tumult? That would be Mitt Romney."

While Republicans were debating the health bill in Washington, @MittRomney was ... waterskiing? https://t.co/envEVKjZH2 pic.twitter.com/EsGn0brfpY — The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) July 26, 2017

Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, is a private citizen and doesn't currently hold any public office.

The newspaper proceeded to show a photo from Romney's daughter-in-law's Instagram account of the 70-year-old waterskiing.

@mittromney showing the grandkids how it's done A post shared by maryiromney (@maryiromney) on Jul 24, 2017 at 2:11pm PDT

The response on social media directed at the paper was swift.

What exactly was he supposed to be doing? https://t.co/yzuNQe7BYX — Joe Nocera (@NoceraBV) July 26, 2017

I'm genuinely curious what the @BostonGlobe thinks citizen Romney should have been doing instead. Bizarre story. https://t.co/KyUBhJefL3 — Brian Walsh (@brianjameswalsh) July 26, 2017

Guys.



I found it.



The dumbest story of all time. https://t.co/Y21anJWocP — Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) July 26, 2017

Was Mitt Romney elected to some office I don't know of while I ate dinner? https://t.co/RnVWmV5j9Z — David Rutz (@DavidRutz) July 26, 2017

Unless he was using two dead hookers as skis, there really isn't a story here. — shut up (@DominicVFX) July 26, 2017

He should have been sitting in a dark room, his only company the silence https://t.co/X6Bv0NiRix — Allahpundit (@allahpundit) July 26, 2017