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Aug
6
2018
A 2018 political cartoon by Arend van Dam depicts a figure resembling Donald Trump firing a machine gun from a moving vintage car at a building labeled Free Press. Shattered windows with yellow stars and flames from the weapon illustrate the assault. The image responds to Trump's repeated public criticisms of major news outlets during his presidency. In August 2018, Trump continued to label outlets like CNN as enemies of the people. The cartoon uses a 1930s gangster motif to frame the conflict between the administration and the press.
Jun
14
2016
The June 12, 2016, Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando killed 49 people and wounded 53 in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time. The attack targeted an LGBT club and was carried out with a legally purchased AR-15-style rifle. The cartoon responds by showing a hospital monitor whose ECG line forms the silhouette of an assault rifle, with an IV bag of blood hanging beside it. The piece argues that repeated mass shootings have become the defining rhythm of American life rather than an aberration.
