I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published. The Washington Post pulled a political cartoon depicting GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruzs school-age daughters as monkeys and him as an organ grinder. The Post removed the cartoon from the site and replaced it with a note from Editor Fred Hiatt: “It’s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. Montel it was wrong of Cruz to use his daughters as props for political gain. “… I knew I’d be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this.” Horrible, shame on them for depicting his kids this way in their cartoon. The cartoon depicted the politician dressed as Santa, spinning a music box with Cruz 2016, with two little leashed monkeys dressed up and dancing in front of him. “My daughters are not fair game,” he wrote in the email soliciting contributions. In response to the cartoon, Cruz launched an “emergency” appeal Tuesday night seeking to raise $1 million in 24 hours. The Washington Post removed an editorial cartoon from its website late Tuesday that depicted Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's young daughters as trained monkeys. In Ann Telnaes’ cartoon, Cruz held the leashes of two dancing monkeys in costume. Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes skewered the 2016 presidential candidate for using his daughters Caroline, 7, and Catherine, 4, in a holiday-themed campaign ad. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for including his young daughters in a recent campaign ad.
Caroline, 7, and Catherine, 5, have occasionally joined their father onstage, including at last week’s debate in Las Vegas, and were featured in one of his recent television commercials. Ted Cruz Upset Over Political Cartoon Featuring His Daughters 10,546 views 49 Dislike Share Save ABC News 12.2M subscribers The Washington Post depicted his young daughters, Catherine. Dec 22, 2015, 09:30 PM EST The Washington Post on Tuesday retracted an editorial cartoon mocking Sen. The cartoon – which the Post removed from its website this morning – poked fun at Cruz, saying he was using his two young daughters as political props. "Click here to make an instant, emergency contribution and help me fight back.Under the spotlight cast by a Washington Post cartoon that depicted his children as monkeys, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz launched an “emergency fund-raising campaign.” "This is an emergency - all hands on deck," his fundraising letter added. I knew I'd be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this."Ĭruz accused the "liberal media" of attempting to "attack and destroy me (and my family) by any means necessary." The Washington Post pulled a political cartoon Tuesday night depicting GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruzs school-age daughters as monkeys and him as an. Ted Cruz on Political Cartoon of Daughters: 'My Girls Didn't Sign Up for That' The Republican presidential candidate says he was angered by a Washington Post cartoon that depicted his daughters as monkeys. "My daughters are not FAIR GAME," he wrote in a fundraising email sent late Tuesday. On Tuesday, Cruz launched an "emergency" appeal seeking to raise $1 million in 24 hours in response to the cartoon. presidential campaigns when it published - and then retracted - a political cartoon portraying Republican candidate Ted Cruz as an organ grinder and his. When a politician uses his children as political props, as Ted Cruz. That has no place in politics."Ĭruz also said that he "appreciates" the support of his fellow Republicans and that he's glad that the Washington Post removed the image. Washington Post Pulls Cartoon Depicting Ted Cruzs Daughters as Monkeys (Photo). Senator from Texas 2003-2008: Solicitor General of.
But don't be attacking five year-old girls. Below is an abbreviated outline of Cruzs academic, professional, and political career: 2013-Present: U.S. Leave kids alone And if the media wants to attack and ridicule every Republican, well that's what they're gonna do. candidate Ted Cruz's daughters were mocked in the Washington Post newspaper because it is believed that the candidate used them as political tools. "It used to be for a long time the rules across the board that kids are off limits," he added. Yesterday, the Washington Post published a cartoon depicting Ted Cruz’s daughters as trained circus monkeys, a reference to a recent political ad released by his campaign that uses Cruz’s. "Not too much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that'll do it," Cruz said in response to the cartoon, which has since been taken down. Ted Cruz hammered the Washington Post on Wednesday for publishing an online editorial cartoon depicting his two young daughters as dancing monkeys, telling a crowd in Tulsa that the attack "has no place in politics."
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