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Wash. Post Cartoonist Quits After Bezos-Owned Paper Kills Trump Satire Piece

“Trying to get in the good graces of an autocrat-in-waiting will only result in undermining that free press,” she said of Bezos.

Washington Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit after a satirical cartoon, which poked fun at the paper’s owner Jeff Bezos and other media and tech giants bending the knee to President-elect Donald Trump, was killed. She described the political cartoon that did not get published, saying it “criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump.” The paper did not endorse a presidential candidate in 2024 for the first time in decades, leading to three editorial board member resignations and widespread canceled subscriptions.

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