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Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Jan 20, 2021
The New Yorker
President Donald Trump’s term has come to an end and his departure from the White House is imminent.
The New Yorker magazine’s latest cover has bid goodbye to the outgoing president with a depiction of Trump being carried away by a bald eagle, which is a national symbol of the US.
President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration is taking place today.
Trump leaves office as the only president to be impeached twice.
The most recent vote in the House of Representatives, on the incitement of insurrection, was taken a week after the US Capitol building was stormed by his supporters.
Congress had been in the process of certifying Biden’s victory at the time.
The outgoing president has repeatedly disputed, without evidence, the results of the 2020 election.
Artist Barry Blitt’s illustration for The New Yorker is called: “A Weight Lifted”.
Many social media users praised the new issue’s cover and shared memes in response.
Mar a Lago is due for some eagle droppings in 3-2-1... https://t.co/QEwTSMg854— Mark Hamill (@Mark Hamill) 1611019039
@NewYorker @jaketapper I like to think the cover shot was preceded by this scene: https://t.co/0OgDf9bHvQ— 𝔩𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝔩𝔩𝔞𝔪𝔞 💉 💉 \_(ツ)_/¯ (@𝔩𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔩 𝔩𝔩𝔞𝔪𝔞 💉 💉 \_(ツ)_/¯) 1610986533
the eagle always knew https://t.co/D5v1LFwEik https://t.co/D4PbFKBz1G— shauna (@shauna) 1610986945
Absolutely brilliant depiction of a disgraced pOTUS, a national embarrassment, carried away by a bald eagle, a symb… https://t.co/y08zpVWLkJ— Snowden Bishop (@Snowden Bishop) 1611091955
@NewYorker Love it... ❣️ https://t.co/IWvzWNlEst— Holly Lee (@Holly Lee) 1610987209
@NewYorker I like the nod to Rembrandt here. https://t.co/nMVsJdfH3F— Jane Darnell (@Jane Darnell) 1610989116
It follows Blitt’s previous illustrations documenting the president’s administration for the magazine.
An early look at next week’s cover, "Yearning to Breathe Free," by Barry Blitt: https://t.co/xlzrHEXdNN https://t.co/24SRk1AqlQ— The New Yorker (@The New Yorker) 1529605702
An early look at next week's cover, "Closing In," by Barry Blitt: https://t.co/M3GBdpnnoR https://t.co/d9CIEt61H9— The New Yorker (@The New Yorker) 1535141185
An early look at next week’s cover, "The Real Emergency," by Barry Blitt: https://t.co/JxwWBElAml https://t.co/G3h5sTtjNP— The New Yorker (@The New Yorker) 1550784793
An early look at next week's cover, "The Shining," by Barry Blitt. https://t.co/KVWteOZfAX https://t.co/FsevJqnTq9— The New Yorker (@The New Yorker) 1558644991
The New Yorker was established in 1925.