On this page, you’ll see some fun feedback. I don’t edit and all the grammatical errors are theirs, and MAGAts make a LOT of grammatical errors. I remove names and contacts so they’re not bombarded by my readers. There are years of these emails but I just now decided to share them on my site. A lot of these will be conservative newspaper editors’ responses to my pitches.
Trust me, these are real.
From an email from a reader named Norman on May 6, 2022:
Sir,
I am not a Trump supporter – I have never voted for him. But your “If he wins” cartoon managed to show your bile rather than humor.
The so-called “Trump Derangement Syndrome” has eroded the power of humor of late night comics and cartoonists alike, and I suspect you were not immune to it. Your cartoon simply wasn’t amusing nor illuminating.
I offer you no advice, because you wouldn’t accept it. But may you swallow a porcupine.
From a newspaper editor in Mississippi for this cartoon:
“I realize there is nothing off limits anymore, but if you chose to use a mass shooting of school children in a comic, I can tell that is not the type of business relationship I would want to foster.”
July 11, 2022
I don’t know which cartoon inspired this message I received on Facebook:
“Sorry you’re a brainwashed deranged lunatic that hates conservatives, I recommend a few pills of trumpenol or to simply stop watching fake un American propaganda new networks like msnbc and cnn that push hate and violence towards the right
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May 16, 2022
From a reader through Facebook Messenger for this cartoon.
“The disgraceful unethical comment you call a cartoon on abortion..actually murder goes beyond comprehension. Are you so stupid that you don’t realize what you’re saying. What? or is it that In your demonic world it’s ok to murder babies because they can’t be fed?”
July 3, 2022
From a newspaper editor in California (I don’t know which is more bizarre, that he’s in California or an editor).
“Dear Clay,
Your sense of humor is getting darker as you fall even further in to your delusions.Good work though… you definitely have talent for satire, just not for discerning the truth from fiction. Publishing this would be irresponsible propagation of destructive viewpoints.You just happen to be on the wrong side of history right now, or your afraid of the woke left you support with your work. You certainly aren’t serving as a comical pressure valve to release societal tensions, which should be your role in such a polarized environment. We should all be okay as long as we can just agree that it’s okay to disagree and not force our viewpoints on others.Merry Christimas. Warmly,(I redacted his name)Freedom Loving American”
December 9, 2021
From an editor in Arizona (I don’t make these up).
“Trump is no longer president, yet you keep beating on him. Why don’t you draw cartoons that depict our woefully inept, blundering president? Indeed, there’s a wealth of Biden gaffes and blunders from which to choose. But then, I see you genuflect fo CNN. I’m clearly not interested in your work!”
February 16, 2022
From an editor in Tennessee.
“You could not pay me to put these in my newspaper.”
From a CEO of a newspaper chain in Wisconsin.
“Clay, I’ll decline and please don’t send this nonsense to me anymore. I don’t think it’s funny at all and this stuff will not be part of my newspapers, ever. Awful.”
In an email from a reader named Michael Bardy (08/29/2023)
“You are one stupid cocksucking motherfucker. Don’t go near a playground. I know fifty kids who would beat the loving shit out of you and laugh about it.”
From the publisher of a two-newspaper group in California (09/11/2023)
“I might consider subscribing…when you get on the right side of history.”
From a cowboy hat-wearing (I saw his photo) editor in Kansas (09/20/2023)
“I have no interest in supporting the liberal propaganda that is destroying our great country.”
From an editor in Georgia upon reading some of my cartoons (09/06/2024)
“Bite me.”
From a MAGAt reader on Threads (09/10/2024)
“You win for most repulsive cartoonist, maybe human, around. I know you’re a Jew hater from your toon a while back. Now, you try some sick political attempt at ‘humor’ on the deaths of nearly 3,000 American. Clay, you are everything that is wrong with humanity rolled up into one person. ‘Congratulations’”
From a newspaper editor in Mississippi (09/16/2024)
“A little one sided, eh?”
From an editor in Missouri (09/17/2024)
“Sorry, do not care for left wing cartoons.
Plus, we stick to local editorial content.”
From an editor in Minnesota (09/30/2024). This one isn’t really hateful.
“Is this sampling a fairly accurate representation of what would be provided each week? We have a lot of people who really don’t like Kamala Harris and really like Trump in our coverage areas. While I really like your cartoons, personally, we try to keep our cartoons balanced between the two sides of the political spectrum for our readership. While Trump is great at making himself an easy target, a whole lot of anti-Trump and very little anti-Harris wouldn’t fare well for us.
Thoughts?”
From an editor in West Virginia (10/11/2024)
“Clay,
As a small business owner and publisher of a fiercely independent print newspaper I don’t agree with your version of humor.
You obviously are a talented cartoonist, may I suggest focusing your marketing on the media whores who unquestionably toe the administration’s line?
Respectfully, please remove my email from your list,
Charles”
From an angry reader on Facebook (10/28/2024)
“GOD knows your queer little ass likes murdering unborn children. POS!”
A letter to the editor from one of my newspaper clients (01/20/2025)
“Good morning, I am writing to lodge a complaint against your editor and cartoonist. The constant cartoon depictions of our President are disgusting, your cartoonist Clay Jones is obviously a far-left unhinged employee. Your editor who is placing his vile work on your publication is questionable as well. For the last 4 years your organization has covered up for a very corrupt administration, after going out of your way to report mostly lies the previous four years during the Trump administration. This last election the majority of Americans along with almost all of (censored by me) voted for President Trump. Its time you check your biases at the door and get back to journalism. Thanks for your time.”
CLAYTOONZ 