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Cartoonist Leaves Post After Drawing Gets Blocked

Washington D.C., USASunday, January 5, 2025

Ann Telnaes, a well-known cartoonist, has left her job at the Washington Post. This isn't just any job—she's a Pulitzer Prize winner! The reason? Her bosses didn't like a cartoon she drew. It showed some big-shot billionaires, including the Post's owner Jeff Bezos, bowing down to President-elect Donald Trump. The Post said the cartoon was too similar to other stuff they'd already published, but Telnaes felt it was because of who she drew.

This isn't the first time media execs have had issues with Trump. Some have even changed their newspapers' endorsements or paid big bucks to settle lawsuits with him. This whole situation has people talking, especially politicians like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who thinks big tech guys are cozying up to Trump. Telnaes had been at the Post since 2008, and her departure is just one of many changes happening there lately.

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