Buffalo News cartoonist Adam Zyglis appeared to blame President Trump and DOGE spending cuts for the deadly floods.
A political cartoonist for Buffalo News spurred outrage for appearing to mock victims of the devastating flash floods in Texas on Monday with a cartoon depicting a drowning Trump supporter.
“Historic flash floods have struck Southern Texas, with at least 82 deaths and dozens more missing,” a caption for the cartoon read.
The image showed a man wearing a red MAGA hat being submerged under floodwaters in Kerr County, Texas, while holding a “HELP” sign.
There is also a speech bubble of the man saying, “Gov’t is the problem not the solution.”
Text at the top of the cartoon read, “Swept Away…”
Buffalo News’ editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis seemed to clarify that this text was in reference to Trump supporters’ arguments for smaller government being “swept away” after the flood in an Instagram post.
“Tomorrow’s lines… that argument’s gone in a flash,” Zyglis wrote when posting his cartoon on Monday.
