Danziger Apologizes for Sanders’ Depiction
Skip to commentsEditorial cartoonist Jeff Danziger withdrew and apologized for an unflattering caricature of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.
Political cartoonist Jeff Danziger apologized over the weekend for a “body shaming” caricature of White House press secretary Sarah Sanders he produced that was originally set to run in Vermont’s Rutland Herald newspaper.
“That particular cartoon is being withdrawn and re-drawn because it was felt that it indulged in body shaming, which I apologize for,” Danziger told TheWrap in a statement. “So I am doing something else on Ivanka’s clothing line. I am no one to criticize anybody’s physiognomy.”
Jeff replaced the cartoon with a different take on the Ivanka clothing line troubles.
This is not the first time people have taken shots at Sanders over her appearance…
It’s also not the first time that the veteran cartoonist has produced controversial artwork. In 2004, Danziger took heat for a depiction of then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice — which made use of ebonics. The work was denounced at the time as “racist.”
Some may remember that last year then-Los Angeles Times cartoonist David Horsey apologized for beginning a column (not a cartoon) with a description of Sarah Sanders that included calling her “a slightly chunky soccer mom.”
By the end of 2017 David and the L. A. Times had ended their relationship.
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