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The Daily Cartoon: Leavitt Joins the Faux Family

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Editorial cartoon: Karoline Leavitt sits on a bright red-white-and-blue cable morning-show couch beside three cheerful, frozen-grinning cohosts holding coffee mugs. A parody "FAUX NEWS" logo sits in the corner and a chyron reads "LEAVITT JOINS THE FAUX FAMILY." Her speech balloon reads: "IT WAS TERRIBLE! EVERY DAY WITH THE LIES & PROPAGANDA, CARRYING WATER FOR THE SAME IDIOT... ANYWAY, I'M EXCITED TO JOIN THE FOX FAMILY"
Editorial cartoon: Karoline Leavitt sits on a bright red-white-and-blue cable morning-show couch beside three cheerful, frozen-grinning cohosts holding coffee mugs. A parody "FAUX NEWS" logo sits in the corner and a chyron reads "LEAVITT JOINS THE FAUX FAMILY." Her speech balloon reads: "IT WAS TERRIBLE! EVERY DAY WITH THE LIES & PROPAGANDA, CARRYING WATER FOR THE SAME IDIOT... ANYWAY, I'M EXCITED TO JOIN THE FOX FAMILY" Drawn to the desk editor’s direction · render source not recorded

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