Cartoon Tuesday: “Shredding”

Day 9 — Trump Threatens Cheney w Jailtime

- by Kevin Necessary

Day 9 — December 9, 2024

Trump allies spent the day amplifying Trump’s call for the prosecution and jailing of former House member Liz Cheney and other members of the bipartisan Congressional committee that investigated Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Trump alleged in a December 8 interview that Cheney destroyed 117 documents as part of the January 6 investigation. Cheney called the allegations “ridiculous and false,” adding: “Donald Trump’s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic."

In response to Trump’s comments, Cheney was subjected to a day’s worth of threats and personal/misogynistic attacks by Trump media outlets and allies.

Trump’s nominee for FBI Director has promised to target Trump’s perceived political enemies.

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In the same interview where Trump dangled jailtime for Cheney and promised to end birthright citizenship, the President-elect spewed lies on a wide variety of topics. Yesterday, I explained how the media should handle interviews with serial liars so that they do not become damaging platforms for propaganda. Here’s a whiteboard explanation of what I wrote:

That’s enough from me.

Onto Kevin’s Commentary….

(by cartoonist Kevin Necessary)

Welcome back, friends, to another behind the scenes look at my cartooning process. Pardon our outrage as we take a look at last week's rough sketches….