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Karma! — The Verdict by Editorial Cartoonists (Update x 2) [1]
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Date: 2023-05-09
Are you reading this, Billy Bush?
5th Avenue can be deadly for your political health. The Verdict Following Trump’s guilty verdict this afternoon, here are the early returns from editorial cartoonists. It looks like Trump finally made it back to 5th Avenue in New York City. It turned out a wee bit different than he had envisioned. I have also included several cartoons that I had collected as late as last night. I’m fairly certain that more cartoons will go online this evening. I’ll add them as fast as I can find them. Thanks for supporting these diaries. What’s Good for the Goose... x The shocking #Verdict #Trump #JeanCarroll #GOPClownShow pic.twitter.com/VhzU9KDowY — Dennis Goris (@DennisGoris) May 9, 2023 Attribution for the above cartoon: Dennis Goris @DennisGoris
Running on Empty?
Ronald Reagan was often referred to as the “Teflon President.” No matter what he did wrong — trading arms for hostages in the Iran-Contra Scandal, dozing off in meetings with foreign leaders, and the like — his diehard supporters never held such political mistakes, large or small, against him and his personal popularity never suffered.
With Donald Trump, it’s much more than that. As egregious as his crimes are, if anything, his popularity seems to go up when he commits them.
Bad News Only Seems to Help Trump with Republicans “Call it the Trump Law of Inverse Reactions: Everything that would seem to hurt the former president only makes him stronger,” Axios reports. “Trump’s grip over Republicans seems stronger than ever — and chances of beating President Biden are as high as ever.” “For the first time in a long time, top Republicans and Democrats are telling us the same thing, in the same words — Trump looks impossible to beat for the Republican nomination.” Will it Work in 2024? Doubtful x
https://t.co/q2tjgUWkWY pic.twitter.com/tg9J3Fcr6D — Michael de Adder (@deAdder) May 9, 2023
Until now. Following this afternoon’s verdict — in which Trump was found liable of battery and defamation — the jury awarded his accuser, journalist/author E. Jean Carroll, $5 million in damages.
Is this the turning point where the public finally sees Trump for the disgusting human being he really is? Read the various academic studies cited in the below article and one might rationally conclude that this verdict may be devastating to Trump in the General Election and probably make him virtually unelectable — even if he becomes the GOP nominee in 2024.
Yes, the 2024 Election is an eternity away, but, still…
Why the E. Jean Carroll Verdict Will Matter to Voters What peer-reviewed studies and survey data tell us Ryan Goodman and Norm Eisen: “The unanimous jury verdict that has turned Donald Trump from an alleged sexual assaulter into a proven one may create political shockwaves if recent history is any guide.” “As numerous empirical studies have shown, the American public has come to view sexual assault as a form of abusing power that can disqualify a perpetrator from holding public office. Trump may suffer significant political damage from this new majoritarian understanding.” A Distinction Without a Difference x
https://t.co/AbvotV7qZk pic.twitter.com/GIUcSdlKes — Matt Davies (@MatttDavies) May 9, 2023
Finally!
x A Manhattan jury swiftly reached a verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s civil rape trial against Donald Trump, holding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation against the writer, and awarding her $5 million in damages:
https://t.co/4Uj9ZIPDVN pic.twitter.com/m1yufUdtd1 — New York Magazine (@NYMag) May 9, 2023
No Worries, You’ll Get to Know Her Well Soon
x President Trump responds to the recent civil rape trial: pic.twitter.com/XOmcylB6Qa — Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) May 9, 2023
Guilty as Hell
x
Singer Taylor Swift Speaking Out Against Trump and MAGA Values
x She is absolutely spot on regarding the crux of so many of the issues we face today. It’s not about left or right, or Democratic vs. Republican. It’s about right vs. wrong.
https://t.co/ZglLvGX6OH — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) May 2, 2023
What Trump is All About
x Deep down inside, all Trump supporters know this is true.
Some don’t care. Some are too proud to admit it. Some silently exited the GOP. Some think he would have done it during the next 4 years. Some refuse to talk about it. Some resort to violence.
But ALL know this ⬇️ is true. pic.twitter.com/EyIsdLhrIY — BigBlueWaveUSA® 🇺🇸🌊🇺🇦 (@BigBlueWaveUSA) May 6, 2023
Attribution for the above graphic: BigBlueWaveUSA® @BigBlueWaveUSA
Was There Any Question About It?
Go Get Them
He’s Passionate, Alright!
Coming to His Senses
x
Trump: “Aren’t The Proud Boys Great? The Best!”
Some of Trump’s supporters aren't doing so great, either.
Not-So-Proud Now… Right?
Guilty of Sedition
Solidarity Behind Bars
x "Most nights at 9 p.m., defendants in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol flicker the lights in their D.C. jail cells to signal to supporters outside that it’s time to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” together"
https://t.co/yGok8VvE5S — Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 5, 2023
Trump Always Stands By His Friends
Accelerating the Big Stupid
x The big punchline is that Big A.I. + Social Media is just going to accelerate Big Stupid.
https://t.co/a3F8KzLOGT — Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) May 3, 2023
His Kind
x NEW from @stevebenson_az: Enough with the lying
See more at
https://t.co/FzVhdeKJcv pic.twitter.com/2VjFHIVnya — Arizona Mirror (@ArizonaMirror) May 5, 2023
Diary Poll
Remember to take the diary poll.
Soon, I hope.
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