This is the image that Pulitzer prize winning Canadian illustrator Barry Blitt drew for The New Yorker “Soft Landing” cover, May 26, 2025. Blitt chose this image to depict President Donald J. Trump’s enthusiasm for ways he and his family can profit from his position as a head of state. Trump’s recent eager acceptance of a “free, very expensive airplane” from Qatar—a country not usually considered an ally of the United States—has caused consternation on both sides of the aisle, the New Yorker says.
Note: The New York based artist is nominated for a magazine award in Canada for the Justin Trudeau cover he illustrated for The Walrus in 2024.
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disturbingly accurate, with a humorous twist
He should be wearing prison garb.
American here. So angry. I did not vote for this idiot and am embarrassed for my country. Glad major outlets keep calling him out and pray they are not cowed into accepting his self-serving agenda.
We hear many Americans expressing that view. Thank you for commenting, helps to hear!