Former first daughter calls out cartoon depicting daughter of Supreme Court Justice nominee as \u00ab\u00a0bullying\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>
\nChelsea Clinton has come out in defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s daughter, after a political cartoon featuring 10-year-old Liza Kavanaugh sparked outrage from critics who argued that children of prominent political figures should be off limits.
\u201cPlease leave Judge Kavanaugh\u2019s daughters alone,\u201d she tweeted Wednesday. \u201cThey do not belong in your cartoons, \u2018jokes\u2019, or skits. If you can\u2019t make your point about Judge Kavanaugh, whatever it may be, without bullying his kids, it\u2019s not worth making.\u201d
Last week, Chris Britt, a veteran Creators Syndicate editorial cartoonist, came under fire after publishing a cartoon that seemed to mock Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s young daughter for praying.
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The cartoon was in reference to Judge Kavanaugh\u2019s opening statement last week, in which the Supreme Court nominee said that his daughter suggested to her mother to pray for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in the early 1980s.
The cartoon, showing Liza during a bedtime prayer, was titled: \u201cKavanaugh\u2019s daughter says another prayer.\u201d A speech bubble above the girl\u2019s head, read: \u201cDear God, Forgive my angry, alcoholic father for sexually assaulting Dr. Ford.\u201d (Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied Ford\u2019s accusation.)
The image sparked swift backlash on social media. Britt told The Washington Post that he has received multiple death threats as a result and that he has filed a report with law enforcement.
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\u201cI don\u2019t mind people being angry with my cartoons,\u201d he said, but people \u201cposting my home address online and [threatening] me\u201d is another matter.<\/p>\n

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