Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.256
Object Name
Print
Date
2015
Description
A3 Donald Trump cartoon. A satircal political illustration of Donald Trump. Donald Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump's political positions have been described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. He won the 2016 United States presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton while losing the popular vote,[a] becoming the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service. His election and policies sparked numerous protests, with accusations of racism, sexual assault, misogyny, sexual harrassment, xenophobia and transphobia. The cartoon shows him sat at a table, there is a jar of glue on the table that says "EZ Smear Craft Glue." It shows the glue on his scalp, implying he has stuck a wig on his head. He looks angry and is frowning, holding a square piece of hair, that looks like a moustache. There is a speech bubble by his face saying "Hair looks great Donald! Hair looks great! Now I jus' need this li'l fella for my top lip." The "lil fella" Trump is referring to is the moustache; this is making a Hitler reference, calling Donald Trump a fascist. The bottom of the cartoon has a website text address saying "cartoonkate.co.uk." The artist is called Kate Evans, Kate Evans is a British cartoonist, non-fiction author and graphic novelist.
