Ny Paper's 'vile' Political Cartoon Draws Outrage For Appearing To Mock Trump-voting Texas Flood Victims

A governmental cartoonist for Buffalo News spurred outrage for appearing to mock victims of nan devastating flash floods successful Texas connected Monday pinch a animation depicting a drowning Trump supporter.

"Historic flash floods person struck Southern Texas, pinch astatine slightest 82 deaths and dozens much missing," a caption for the cartoon read. 

The image 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."

Text astatine nan apical of nan animation read, "Swept Away..."

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A animation for nan Buffalo News depicted a drowning Trump protagonist successful Texas.

Buffalo News’ editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis seemed to explain that this matter was successful reference to Trump supporters’ arguments for smaller authorities being "swept away" aft nan flood successful an Instagram post.

"Tomorrow’s lines… that argument’s gone successful a flash," Zyglis wrote erstwhile posting his animation connected Monday. He besides included tags for "noaa," "national upwind service," "doge," "cuts" and "maga."

Several wide media figures and Democratic Party members person travel 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.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson attacked liberals for their comments connected Monday and pointed retired that their accusations person been many times debunked by experts.

"It’s shameful and disgusting that successful nan aftermath of tragedy, nan left’s first small heart is to dishonesty and politicize a disaster to target their governmental opponents," she told Fox News Digital. "False claims astir nan NWS person been many times debunked by meteorologists, experts, and different nationalist reporting. The NWS did their job, moreover issuing a flood watch much than 12 hours successful advance. The Trump Administration is grateful to nan first responders who sprang into action to prevention hundreds lives during this catastrophe, and will proceed to thief nan awesome authorities of Texas successful their betterment efforts."

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Families are reunited astatine a reunification halfway aft flash flooding deed nan area, Friday, July 4, 2025, successful Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The animation faced backlash connected societal media.

Erie County Republican Committee Chairman Michael Kracker wrote, "@TheBuffaloNews ran a animation mocking Texas families who mislaid loved ones successful a tragedy, conscionable because they might’ve voted Republican. Twisted, vile, and shameful. They beryllium those families an apology and should propulsion this filth immediately."

"DISGRACE: @TheBuffaloNews runs a VILE animation by creator Adam Zyglis, appearing to mock Texas families affected by nan floods because they voted for Trump," Libs of TikTok wrote.

Author Oli London reported, "Cartoonist moving for The Buffalo News sparks outrage for his animation depicting drowning Texas flood unfortunate wearing a MAGA hat. Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Adam Zygis drew nan animation for nan New York news outlets website pinch nan words ‘Swept Away…’"

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Zyglis and Buffalo News for remark but did not person a consequence successful clip for publication.