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The Trump Defense Strategy — The Week in Editorial Cartoons, Part 2 (Update x 2) [1]
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Date: 2023-06-11
Link to Part 1 of this diary — The GOP Response: Donald Trump May Be a Criminal, But He is Our Criminal! (Part 1) — Update x 3 In addition to many terrific editorial cartoons, Part 1 also includes a long comment by me about all the things Donald Trump is being tried for in the court of public opinion. Note : I’ll post more editorial cartoons in this evening’s edition, including ones that go online this evening and tonight.
To quote Bush the Elder, Trump is in “some deep doo-doo.”
For most editorial cartoonists, Donald Trump is a godsend. His often bombastic statements — and even more outrageous actions — evoke a multitude of reactions. Ridicule, amazement, shock, disbelief, grief, and anger are only the most obvious ones.
And that has been the case for years.
This past week was certainly no exception. His indictment by Special Counsel Jack Smith over the mishandling of secret classified documents last Thursday night ignited a firestorm of protest within MAGAworld. In spite of overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing, these faux complaints only serve to highlight an obvious political fact: when one of your own is in trouble, rationality goes out the window in how one reacts.
Cornered
Stay tuned as I expect an outpouring of cartoons in the next few days depicting the serious legal dilemma Trump finds himself in. In case the MAGA folks were unsure, Trump is in a boatload of trouble.
Fintan O’Toole writes in the current issue of the New York Review of Books.
The Ultimate Deal Trump’s hoarding of official secrets is both breathtakingly careless and utterly calculated. Secrets are a kind of currency. They can be hoarded, but if kept for too long they lose their value. Like all currencies, they must, sooner or later, be used in a transaction—sold to the highest bidder or bartered as a favor for which another favor will be returned. To see the full scale of Donald Trump’s betrayal of his country, it is necessary to start with this reality. He kept intelligence documents because, at some point, those secrets could be used in a transaction. What he was stockpiling were the materials of treason. He may not have known how and when he would cash in this currency, but there can be little doubt that he was determined to retain the ability to do just that. Clinging to Power x David Horsey, The Seattle Times @davidhorsey pic.twitter.com/g0ygGVqU3R — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) June 11, 2023 Before the publication of the grand jury’s indictment, it was possible to believe that Trump’s retention of classified documents was reckless and stupid. The indictment reveals that recklessness and stupidity are the least of his sins. With Trump, it’s always a mistake to equate anarchy with purposelessness or to think that the farce is not deadly serious. Trump’s hoarding of official secrets is both breathtakingly careless and utterly calculated. At the heart of that calculation is a cold resolve to not give up the power that access to highly restricted information had given him.
Is there a way out for him?
Update #2 — 7:35 pm
Lindsey Graham’s Standards for Judging Presidents — Trump vs Clinton
From Former AG Bill Barr
Donald Trump’s onetime Attorney General William Barr said Sunday the former president is “toast” after being indicted by the federal government for mishandling classified documents. “The government acted responsibly. It was Donald J. Trump who acted irresponsibly,” Barr said on “Fox News Sunday” of the 37-count indictment against Trump, 76, unsealed Friday. “They’re solid counts,” Barr said. “Even if half of this is true he’s toast.”
Update #1 — 7:16 pm
Grounded
The Biggest Fish
See Over 40 Trump Editorial Cartoons by Mostly Foreign Cartoonists
x Prison time for Trump? Check out our expanded and updated collection:
https://t.co/EP7aMmBxMt
Cartoon by @GlenLeLievre#Trumpinprison pic.twitter.com/aurWGTqAdm — Cartoon Movement (@cartoonmovement) June 11, 2023
The Trump Defense
x PAPER TRAIL by Frank Hansen
https://t.co/8jYu4hE4r5 pic.twitter.com/jiwarwCtDq — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 10, 2023
I Can’t Hear Any Evil
Attribution for the Above Cartoon: Clay Bennett Editorial & Political Cartoons @EandPCartoons
Throwing Red Meat to the MAGA Base
x TRUMP INDICTMENTS by Adam Zyglis
https://t.co/UahF9h21af pic.twitter.com/eyQbDC75r6 — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 10, 2023
Degrading Himself
The Blame Game
x INDICTMENT PARANOIA by Monte Wolverton
https://t.co/yunUoSy3nz pic.twitter.com/wedk3rO1tX — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 10, 2023
Words Won’t Save Trump; Actions Might Reduce His Jail Sentence
x TRUMP WITCH HUNT CLAIMS by Jimmy Margulies
https://t.co/BVdtERkTIs pic.twitter.com/VLYAcA9rsu — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 9, 2023
Not Gonna Work in a Court of Law
x TRUMP INDICTED AGAIN by Bob Englehart
https://t.co/ya1QB5nhCc pic.twitter.com/dY1KbrUHZ2 — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 9, 2023
Isn’t Inciting Violence a Crime?
He Says He’s Innocent
The Fight of His Life
The Complaints Department is Closed
Straight from Brooks Brothers
x Clay Bennett, The Chattanooga Times Free Press @BennettCartoons pic.twitter.com/y4fiZFMJCP — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) June 11, 2023
Functionally Illiterate
Not Everyone is Unhappy About Trump’s Indictment
x LIBERTY REJOICES by Pat Byrnes
https://t.co/WYYwknrfMd pic.twitter.com/ilpKSQrEz0 — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 10, 2023
Kamikaze Pilot Chris Christie
x TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM by John Darkow
https://t.co/Wk04IQwjVs pic.twitter.com/jUfxfIn22N — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 8, 2023
He is Still Favored to Win the 2024 GOP Nomination
x TRUMP AND THE MANY DWARFS by Bart van Leeuwen
https://t.co/dQs8gC0NAM pic.twitter.com/TSs55J5iTA — The Cagle Post (@CaglePost) June 11, 2023
The Anti-Woke Crowd
Those Damn Republicans
Trump’s Golfing Buddies
Profits Over Principles
Money Talks and BS Walks
x John Darkow, The Columbia Missourian #PGAandLIV pic.twitter.com/YIjg5UOK3r — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) June 11, 2023
Always Listen to Your Caddy
x Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee #PGAandLIV pic.twitter.com/mgT5ucXQeA — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) June 11, 2023
The Changing Face of Professional Golf
Diary Poll
There are probably a number of reasons that compelled Trump to walk away with classified, even Top Secret documents. What do you think is the primary reason? So, you’ll have to choose one answer as I never give ‘All of the Above’ as a choice in my diary polls.
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