Cartoon Tuesday:

"Bullied"

- by Kevin Necessary

Day 16 - December 16, 2024

Buoyed by his settlement with ABC, Trump continued his assault on the media by filing suit against the Des Moines Register—and its parent company Gannett—for publishing a poll late in the campaign that showed him trailing in Iowa, calling it “election interference.” At a press conference, Trump also claimed he would be taking action against 60 Minutes (for its interview of Kamala Harris), the board of the Pulitzer Prize, and Bob Woodward.

In my book “2025,” and the accompanying podcast, I imagined the war on the media that would happen if Trump were to win. The final chapter describes the pressure that mounted on my fictional magazine and its reporters and editor over the course of the year. You can read it, or link to the podcast, here.

Sadly, what I wrote is happening at breakneck speed.

And now, onto Kevin’s commentary: