Gary Varvel: Political Cartoonist Becomes Pro-Trump

A story of transformation of a political cartoonist....

Varvel: How I went from a Trump critic to a Trump supporter

Gary Varvel, Indianapolis Star Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 11, 2018 | Updated 8:37 a.m. ET July 11, 2018

Over the years, my caricatures of Donald Trump have evolved but not as much as my opinion of him.

When Trump announced he was running for president, I admit that I didn't take this millionaire, hotel magnate, reality TV show celebrity as a serious candidate. I doubted his ability to do the job. So I drew him as a clown. In fact, my cartoons were as critical of him as many of my liberal cartoonist friends.

Then Trump started a war with the media, tagging major news outlets as “fake news.” Ahem, I'm in the media.

And while Trump promised to pursue conservatives policies, this conservative cartoonist doubted his sincerity. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that he was on the left.
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Gary Varvel: Political Cartoonist Becomes Pro-Trump