CANCELLED: Museum Journalism Event Celebrating NY Cartoonist Who Published Cartoon Mocking Trump Supporting Texas Flood Victims

A political cartoonist for Buffalo News spurred outrage for mocking victims of the devastating flash floods in Texas on Monday with a cartoon depicting a drowning Trump supporter.

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.”

The left mocks dead children who died a horrible death then whines about backlash. 129 souls perished with 170 still missing.

You don’t hate the left enough.

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The Associated Press, July 13, 2025:

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An event in support of local reporting was postponed after death threats against a journalist for his newspaper editorial cartoon about the catastrophic flooding in Texas, according to a union.

An online fury erupted this week over an editorial cartoon in The Buffalo News by Pulitzer Prize-winner Adam Zyglis showing a man in a MAGA cap being swept away by the Texas floodwaters. Nose deep in the water, the man is holding up a sign that reads “Help” and a speech bubble floating downstream says: “Gov’t is the problem not the solution.”

At least 120 people were killed in the Texas flooding and more than 170 were missing.

The Buffalo Newspaper Guild said a happy hour event Thursday at the Buffalo History Museum called “Drawing Support for Local Journalism” was postponed amid the backlash. The free, public event was planned to highlight the need for local journalism at a museum exhibit of Zyglis’ work.

he Buffalo News, a New York newspaper, has sparked fury online after a political cartoon appeared to mock victims of the flash floods in Texas.

The cartoon depicted a drowning Trump supporter wearing a Make America Great Again cap.

Newsweek has contacted The Buffalo News for comment via email.

Why It Matters

Flash flooding swept through the central part of Texas on Friday, prompting mass evacuations and causing extensive damage. More than 100 people have died, and more than 160 are still missing, the Associated Press reported.

A large number of deaths occurred at Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp near the Guadalupe River—which rose to 26 feet in 45 minutes.

What To Know

Adam Zyglis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, drew the cartoon in question. When sharing it on Instagram, he wrote in the caption: “Tomorrow’s lines… that argument’s gone in a flash.”

The cartoon shows a man in a MAGA hat almost submerged in water. He holds a sign that says, “HELP.” In a speech bubble, he says, “Gov’t is the problem not the solution.”

Since the devastating floods began on July 4, many have attempted to point a finger at government agencies or personnel as being responsible for the loss of life—whether it is the lack of staffing at the National Weather Service that resulted from cuts the Trump administration made or the failure of local leaders to act swiftly.

Zyglis’ cartoon has been widely criticized online.

Michael Kracker, the chair of the Erie County Republican Committee, posted the image on X, formerly Twitter, describing it as vile. He said the paper should “pull this filth immediately.”

What People Are Saying

Abigail Jackson, a spokesperson for the White House, said on Monday: “It’s shameful and disgusting that in the wake of tragedy, the left’s first instinct is to lie and politicize a disaster to target their political opponents. … The Trump Administration is grateful to the first responders who sprang into action to save hundreds of lives during this catastrophe and will continue to help the great state of Texas in their recovery efforts.”

The X account @libsoftiktok wrote in a post viewed more than 700,000 times: “DISGRACE: @TheBuffaloNews runs a VILE cartoon by artist Adam Zyglis, appearing to mock Texas families affected by the floods because they voted for Trump.”

Michael Kracker, the chair of the Erie County Republican Committee, wrote on X: “@TheBuffaloNews ran a cartoon mocking Texas families who lost loved ones in a tragedy, just because they might’ve voted Republican. Twisted, vile, and shameful. They owe those families an apology and should pull this filth immediately.”

What Happens Next

It remains to be seen whether The Buffalo News or Zyglis will address the fallout over the cartoon.