Ann Telnaes, a cartoonist for The Washington Post, has resigned after her satirical cartoon depicting tech and media CEOs groveling before Donald Trump was rejected. Telnaes stated that this was the first time she had a cartoon killed due to its target. The cartoon sparked controversy and ignited discussions about corporate influence and political allegiances.
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned after a cartoon depicting 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 was rejected. Telnaes stated that this was the first time she had a cartoon killed because of who or what she chose to aim her pen at.
She added that the cartoon criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump. The Washington Post, whose slogan is'democracy dies in darkness,' said Telnaes's work had not been rejected due to any'malign force.' 'We had just published a column on the same topic as the cartoon and had already scheduled another column — this one a satire — for publication,' editorial page editor David Shipley said in a statement. As Trump prepares for his January 20 inauguration, after having defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November, there are signs that top CEOs, including in the media, are eager to build good relations. A stream of senior moguls, from Apple CEO Tim Cook to Bezos Zuckerberg, have travelled to meet Trump at his Florida estate. Elon Musk, owner of influential social media platform X and the world's richest person, is one of the president-elect's closest advisors
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