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Editorial cartoons for Friday, Jan. 10

Published 1:30 am Friday, January 10, 2025

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Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday January 24, 2017toon Welcome to the White House website, home of 'alternative facts’ In just one weekend, the website has posted false statistics about rising crime, when crime has actually gone down over the last eight years and has ripped down sections about climate change, civil and LGBT rights If the reader needs evidence that the White House is shifting towards a dictatorial, opaque administration, look no further than its own website Peruse the site at your own leisure; no need to access this evidence via the “dishonest” media.In just one weekend, the website has posted false statistics about rising crime, when crime has actually gone down over the last eight years. It has ripped down sections about climate change, civil rights and LGBT rights. It has also failed to update its website in a timely fashion, including the executive order section, despite the President having already signed several, including “easing the burden of Obamacare” which threatens millions of Americans with no health care coverage. The President, his press secretary, senior adviser and chief of staff have all attacked the media in the last three days, saying they have been “deliberately dishonest”. Press secretary Sean Spicer walked out of his first press conference on Saturday after an angry speech about how the media reported the crowd size at Donald Trump’s inauguration. He did not take a single question. The press briefing part of the website has not been updated. Senior adviser and former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway defended her colleague, saying he provided the media with “alternative facts”. The gaffes continue. On the White House’s official page of First Lady Melania Trump, staff added the name of her jewellery brand and then swiftly deleted it after they were accused of promoting her commercial venture. The same page also reads that Melania Trump “paused her studies” at un
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