The main Politico account tweeted this cartoon from Pulitzer Prize-winner Matt Wuerker early Wednesday afternoon. The backlash was swift, and the tweet was quickly removed, though the cartoon remained on the website as of this posting. @politico thinks about the victims of #Harvey, here is the cartoon they just tweeted, then deleted. https://t.co/xXMlD0XHIg — Scott Wilson (@PostScottWilson) August 30, 2017That Politico cartoon is idiotic and insulting for a bunch of reasons. https://t.co/r68WLymai0 — Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) August 30, 2017The first problem with the cartoon is its crassness.

Source: Washington Post August 30, 2017 19:24 UTC