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In February 2019 many newspapers dropped ''Non Sequitur'' after the Sunday comic dated February 10, 2019 included a hidden profane message aimed at President [[Donald Trump]]. As of February 14, at least 40 newspapers said they were dropping ''Non Sequitur'', including ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Miller said the Trump comment was an oversight, something he had forgotten about and had intended to remove.{{cite news|title=A cartoonist inserted a vulgar anti-Trump message in his comic strip. These papers aren't laughing.|last1=Epstein|first1=Kayla|last2=Kavna|first2=Michael|date=February 12, 2019|newspaper=Washington Post}} However, ''The Hill'' noted that he had teased the strip in a now-deleted tweet pointing out an "Easter egg" in the image.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/429378-newspaper-drops-syndicated-comic-strip-after-cartoons-hidden-go-f-yourself-to|title=Newspaper drops syndicated comic strip after hidden 'go f--- yourself' to Trump|last=Anapol|first=Avery|date=February 11, 2019|work=The Hill|accessdate=6 March 2019}} |
In February 2019 many newspapers dropped ''Non Sequitur'' after the Sunday comic dated February 10, 2019 included a hidden profane message aimed at President [[Donald Trump]]. As of February 14, at least 40 newspapers said they were dropping ''Non Sequitur'', including ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Miller said the Trump comment was an oversight, something he had forgotten about and had intended to remove.{{cite news|title=A cartoonist inserted a vulgar anti-Trump message in his comic strip. These papers aren't laughing.|last1=Epstein|first1=Kayla|last2=Kavna|first2=Michael|date=February 12, 2019|newspaper=Washington Post}} However, ''The Hill'' noted that he had teased the strip in a now-deleted tweet pointing out an "Easter egg" in the image.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/429378-newspaper-drops-syndicated-comic-strip-after-cartoons-hidden-go-f-yourself-to|title=Newspaper drops syndicated comic strip after hidden 'go f--- yourself' to Trump|last=Anapol|first=Avery|date=February 11, 2019|work=The Hill|accessdate=6 March 2019}} |
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Andrews McMeel Syndication, the company that publishes ''Non Sequitur'', confirmed to ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that numerous papers had dropped the strip and apologized for not catching the insult in the first place. "We are sorry we missed the language in our editing process," the company's statement said. "If we had discovered it, we would not have distributed the cartoon without it being removed. We apologize to 'Non Sequitur's' clients and readers for our oversight." |
[[Andrews McMeel Syndication]], the company that publishes ''Non Sequitur'', confirmed to ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that numerous papers had dropped the strip and apologized for not catching the insult in the first place. "We are sorry we missed the language in our editing process," the company's statement said. "If we had discovered it, we would not have distributed the cartoon without it being removed. We apologize to 'Non Sequitur's' clients and readers for our oversight." |
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