Overview
- Politico, which posted the cartoon Friday, removed it Saturday after reader complaints and a Washington Free Beacon report drew wide pushback.
- The image showed President Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Republican lawmakers in blood‑stained Jewish prayer shawls under a money bag with the word “Amalek,” a Hebrew Bible foe of the Jewish people, which critics said echoed classic antisemitic tropes.
- Editors said the piece “did not meet our standards” and added that provocative cartoons are allowed but not images that could be read as relying on ethnic stereotypes or historically hateful tropes.
- The cartoon ran in Politico’s weekly Cartoon Carousel of syndicated work, which the outlet says showcases a broad range of views, and its parent company Axel Springer states in its values that it opposes antisemitism.
- Cartoonist Sean Delonas declined to comment beyond offering paid interview rates, and coverage noted his past controversial work as part of how the image was interpreted.