‘Not journalism’: Controversy over Newsday’s bloodstained chair cartoon on Charlie Kirk; newspaper apologises

Newsday faced significant backlash after publishing a syndicated political cartoon depicting the assassination of Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA. The cartoon, featuring a blood-stained empty chair, was widely condemned as insensitive and a reckless partisan attack. Newsday has since issued an apology, acknowledging the cartoon was inappropriate and regretting the error.