![]() ![]() ![]() She argued that Cruz had waived an unspoken rule by casting his children in the ad. The Washington Post has retracted a cartoon that showed Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz as Santa and his daughters as monkeys. The cartoonist had been alluding to a television ad by Cruz featuring his wife and their two daughters, in which they read from a book of politically charged stories - with such titles as “How ObamaCare Stole Christmas.” I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree,” he said. I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published. “It’s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. Ted Cruz hammered the Washington Post on Wednesday for publishing an online editorial cartoon depicting his two young daughters as dancing monkeys. The Washington Post has since replaced the controversial drawing with a statement from editor Fred Hiatt in which he said that Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes had overstepped the mark. “If the media wants to attack and ridicule every Republican, well that’s what they’re gonna do. presidential campaigns when it published - and then retracted - a political cartoon portraying Republican candidate Ted Cruz as an organ grinder and his daughters as monkeys. Don’t mess with my kids, don’t mess with Marco’s kids, don’t mess with Hillary’s kids, don’t mess with anybody’s kids. The Washington Post ignited a debate over the role of children in U.S. Don’t make fun of a five-year-old girl or a seven-year-old girl. “Not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that’ll do it,” he told supporters in televised remarks. Senator Cruz, who is topping polls in Iowa - the first state to vote in the Republican primaries in February - railed against the cartoon while out campaigning on Wednesday. Republican rivals rallied to Cruz’s support, including Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio - who tweeted: “Wash Post cartoon featuring children is disgusting.” “Seems like a better idea for a cartoon: Hillary and her lapdogs,” he tweeted, alluding to a widely-held Republican view that mainstream US media - and both papers in particular - have a Democratic bias. ![]() The Texas senator responded Wednesday night by posting an image of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, walking two dogs dubbed “The New York Times” and “The Washington Post.” Stick w/ attacking me - Caroline & Catherine are out of your league,” tweeted a furious Cruz, who is polling second in the Republican primary race. The offending cartoon by the Washington Post - since removed from its website - showed Cruz as an organ grinder with two dancing monkeys, under the headline: “Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props.” Ted Cruz with his wife Heidi and their daughters Catherine and Caroline.(Reuters photo) The cartoon was widely panned by both Democrats and Republicans Tuesday.A cartoon war has erupted in the White House race over a satirical drawing depicting the two young daughters of Republican candidate Ted Cruz as performing monkeys. RELATED: Washington Post pulls cartoon depicting Ted Cruz’s daughters Editorial page editor Fred Hiatt quickly apologized for the cartoon, but Telnaes defended her decision on Twitter, saying that Cruz made his daughters fair game when he included them in a recent campaign video. exploited his children to make fun of him exploiting his children,' fellow cartoonist Clay Jones wrote in a blog post. The Post published – then quickly pulled down – a cartoon from editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes showing his two daughters as monkeys on leashes and him dressed in a Santa suit, playing an organ grinder. Political cartoon featuring Ted Cruz, his daughters. Don’t mess with my kids, don’t mess with Marco’s kids, don’t mess with Hillary’s kids, don’t mess with anybody’s kids! Leave kids alone and if the media wants to attack and ridicule every Republican, well, that’s what they’re gonna do, but leave our kids alone.” He added, “It used to be for a long time the rules across the board, that kids are off limits, that should be the rules. Don’t make fun of a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl.” “All of us learned in kindergarten – don’t hit little girls. “I have to admit yesterday when I saw that cartoon – not much ticks me off – but making fun of my girls, that’ll do it,” Cruz told reporters after a campaign swing in Oklahoma. Ted Cruz said Wednesday The Washington Post editorial cartoonist who depicted his daughters is due for a lesson most others learned in kindergarten: “Don’t hit little girls.” ![]()
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