Buffalo Newspaper Guild Cancels Event After Cartoon Depicting Trump Supporters, Texas Floods Sparked Backlash

The Buffalo Newspaper Guild canceled an arena supporting section publicity connected Thursday, citing information concerns, aft a cartoon published by The Buffalo News depicting a protagonist of President Donald Trump being swept distant by nan flooding went viral and prompted backlash. 

"Public disapproval of an editorial animation astir Texas flooding published Tuesday successful The Buffalo News, and malicious campaigning for individuals to protestation and face [Adam] Zyglis astatine this event, has resulted successful a bid of decease threats against Zyglis and a deluge of different nonstop threats to wounded him and his family," nan Guild wrote successful a connection posted to societal media. "

"Historic flash floods person struck Southern Texas, pinch astatine slightest 82 deaths and dozens much missing," a caption for the July 7th cartoon, drawn by The Buffalo News' editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis, read. The image sparked backlash from conservatives. 

"We wholly condemn nan individuals who person chosen to twist a positive, nationalist arena into an effort to terrorize and soundlessness Zyglis, dispersed fearfulness among journalists and their supporters, and distort nan ngo of a free press," nan connection added.

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The Guild said nan event, which was meant to grant Zyglis, will beryllium postponed, according to nan statement. 

The animation showed a man wearing a reddish MAGA chapeau being submerged nether floodwaters successful Kerr County, Texas, while holding a "HELP" sign. There is besides a reside bubble of nan man saying, "Gov’t is nan problem not nan solution."

A animation for nan Buffalo News depicted a drowning Trump protagonist successful Texas. (Adam Zyglis/Buffalo News)

The News Guild besides re-posted nan Buffalo Newspaper Guild's statement, offering support for Zyglis. 

Zyglis weighed successful connected nan canceled arena connected his Instagram. 

"Tonight’s arena astatine nan Buffalo History Museum is unluckily postponed to do information concerns. Threats to maine and my family are ne'er an acceptable consequence to disagreeing pinch an editorial cartoon. Threats of unit person nary spot successful a populist that supports Freedom of Speech and nan First Amendment," he wrote.

Indian Creek Road pinch extended harm successful Kerrville, Texas connected Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding connected July 4th crossed South Central Texas, leaving nan area devastated.  (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

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"The Buffalo News remains nan largest news statement successful Western New York. Its staff, including members of nan Buffalo Newspaper Guild, are dedicated to providing broad and meticulous accusation to nan group who unrecorded and activity present each day. The spiteful run to onslaught and harm Zyglis represents only 1 much illustration of nan challenges we look arsenic a organization and nan request to amended pass and support our vital, nationalist role," nan Buffalo Newspaper Guild's connection added. 

Several wide media figures and Democratic Party members came nether occurrence for likewise politicizing nan flash floods and blaming President Donald Trump and DOGE for causing nan tragedy, contempt reports that nan National Weather Service agency successful nan area had other unit connected work astatine nan clip of nan flooding.

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Fox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.