This book expertly shows the important and diverse roles cartoons play in public political discourse—especially during the term of America's most cartoonish president.

Travis Vogan, University of Iowa

“The Trump Presidency in Editorial Cartoons is probably the most thoroughly researched and intellectually engaging book ever written on one of history’s most popular forms of visual political communication. Dr. Mielczarek shows that while there are serious questions about the power and influence of political cartoons, they remain an accurate (and frightening) indicator of the extreme polarization of American politics and America itself. Her comprehensive study lets us literally look through a mirror darkly at the great divide we all may be falling into. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of political culture and journalism, news practitioners and politicians, and also the citizen who wants to understand how many forces strive to sway our opinion through new and old forms of media."

David D. Perlmutter, Texas Tech University

“Natalia Mielczarek does an admirable job of curating, describing, and critically analyzing trenchant journalistic cartoon re-presentations of the tumultuous Trump presidency. Her thoughtful selection and analysis of apt cartoons that visually crystallized and criticized President Trump and his unconventional presidency demonstrates the aphorism that to describe is to ascribe; to caricature is to make ethical and moral judgments. By collecting and analyzing these trenchant visual, satirical depictions of the Trump presidency, Mielczarek adds to the body of knowledge on political caricature and satire as important forms of political communication in democratic societies.”

Lyombe Eko, Texas Tech University