Ann Telnaes, a cartoonist for the Washington Post, resigned after her cartoon depicting Jeff Bezos and other tech and media moguls grovelling before Donald Trump was rejected. Telnaes stated this was the first time her cartoon was killed due to its political target. The Washington Post stated the cartoon's rejection was not due to any outside pressure and cited the publication of related columns on the same topic.
Ann Telnaes says her cartoon criticises tech and media chief executives for trying to curry favour with Trump.Bezos caused a stir just ahead of the presidential election when he broke with years of tradition and ruled against the Post endorsing a candidate. / Photo: Reuters Archivehas announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper's billionaire owner grovelling before Donald Trump was rejected.
The cartoon — which she included in her post — depicts Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, as well as Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and other media and tech moguls, kneeling and holding up bags of money before a massive Trump.Telnaes wrote that while previous sketches of hers had been rejected, this was the first time that had happened because of her"point of view.
A stream of senior moguls, from Apple CEO Tim Cook to Bezos Zuckerberg, have travelled to meet Trump at his Florida estate. Amazon and Meta have both announced $1 million donations to Trump's inauguration fund, as reportedly has Apple's Cook in a personal capacity.
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