FROM NEW YORK POST: A Long Island newspaper was forced to apologize Sunday for a political cartoon on the assassination of Charlie Kirk after it ignited a firestorm for the “vile” and “insensitive” piece.
Newsday admitted it should have never printed the cartoon, which appeared in its Saturday paper and depicted an empty chair with a blood splatter under a tent labeled “Charlie Kirk” and “Prove Me Wrong.”
An arrow points to the seat with the text “Turning Point USA,” which is the name of the conservative nonprofit co-founded by Kirk.
The cartoon was created by Pulitzer finalist illustrator Chip Bok.
“Newsday — the only daily paper for Long Island — has crossed a line. By publishing a vile cartoon about the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, the paper has mocked tragedy, stoked division, and poured gasoline on the flames of political violence,” Suffolk County Republican Party chairman Jesse Garcia said in a statement.
“This isn’t journalism. It’s a reckless, partisan attack that blames the victim, silences free speech, and shames everything this country should stand for,” Garcia said.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman wrote in a Facebook post, “The unconscionable cartoon in Newsday trivializing the assassination of Charlie Kirk is so over the top despicable that it is shocking even for the majority of us who realized long ago that Newsday abandoned any pretension of fairness.”
“Cancel Newsday!” he added.
Statement From Suffolk County Republican Party Chairman Jesse Garcia:
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: NEWSDAY MUST PULL THIS CARTOON NOW
⚠️ WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT ⚠️
_______________________“@Newsday —the only daily paper for Long Island—has crossed a line. By publishing a vile cartoon… pic.twitter.com/fdpCmdDUsf
— GOPSuffolk (@GopSuffolk) September 14, 2025
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