Pulitzer Winner quits after Jeff Bezos cartoon gets 'Killed' at Washington Post: ‘Dangerous for free press’

Washington Post's cartoonist Ann Telnaes submitted her resignation after the editorial page editor rejected a cartoon she created, which humorously targeted tech moguls for their ‘sycophantic behavior’ toward President-elect Donald Trump. Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December WaPo was earlier blocked from endorsing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump during the 47th U.S. presidential election. Jeff Bezos cartoon gets axed; cartoonist resigns The cartoon, which depicted Bezos alongside other corporate leaders, was inspired by their visit to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate which has become a popular destination of MAGA leaders and their mega donations to his inauguration fund. Editorial response and controversy Telnaes’ resignation comes just months after The Washington Post and Bezos faced backlash over the decision to prevent its editorial team from publishing a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris.