Jim Carrey takes aim at Fox News’ COVID-19 coverage in new political cartoon… four months after saying he was done shaming Trump
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Four months after saying he was done shaming the Trump administration, Canadian comedian Jim Carrey took aim at Fox News’ COVID-19 coverage in a political cartoon last Thursday.
In it, President Donald Trump drives a GOP bus towards a crosswalk where a blinded family of Fox viewers are crossing: ‘When America needed masks Fox “News” gave them blindfolds.’
The husband has a T-shirt emblazoned with ‘I’d rather be Russian than Democrat’ and the baby stroller has the word ‘Doomed’ on it.
Back at it: Four months after saying he was done shaming the Trump administration, Canadian comedian Jim Carrey took aim at Fox News’ COVID-19 coverage in a political cartoon
In it, President Donald Trump drives a GOP bus towards a crosswalk where a blinded family of Fox viewers are crossing: ‘When America needed masks Fox “News” gave them blindfolds’
This, after the 58-year-old Kidding actor – who’s been a US citizen since 2004 – vowed to stop drawing the provocative political cartoons he’s done since 2017.
‘To me, that was like a time, and it’s been a time, where I just wanted to be the lighthouse that was saying, “Hey, stay off the rocks, you’re headed for the rocks,”‘ Jim told Yahoo Entertainment in January.
‘We’re still headed for the rocks, but I’ve decided, “You understand my message, I don’t need to be steeped in it anymore.” I think after a while, you get stuck in that kind of stuff.’
The ‘fair and balanced’ cable network has been criticized for severely downplaying the coronavirus crisis, which has lead to the deaths of over 89K Americans and 36M filing for unemployment.
‘I don’t need to be steeped in it anymore’: This, after the 58-year-old Kidding actor – who’s been a US citizen since 2004 – vowed to stop drawing the political cartoons he’s done since 2017
Record high: The ‘fair and balanced’ cable network has been criticized for severely downplaying the coronavirus crisis, which has lead to the deaths of over 89K Americans and 36M filing for unemployment
Jim isn’t the only one: On April 1, 74 journalism professors signed a letter calling Fox News’ pandemic coverage a ‘danger to public health’ over ‘spreading misinformation’
Fired: And while Trump and many Fox pundits alluded to the fast-spreading respiratory illness being a Democratic ‘hoax’ only Fox Business host Trish Regan was fired for calling it an ‘impeachment scam’ (pictured March 9)
On April 1, 74 journalism professors signed a letter calling Fox News’ pandemic coverage a ‘danger to public health’ over ‘spreading misinformation.’
The very next day, Fox was sued in Washington by a group seeking an injunction to prevent the channel from ‘publishing further false and deceptive content.’
And while Trump and many Fox pundits alluded to the fast-spreading respiratory illness being a Democratic ‘hoax’ only Fox Business host Trish Regan was fired for calling it an ‘impeachment scam.’
Carrey was back at it on Saturday, sharing a silly video he called: ‘Obamagate? Yo’mamagate!’
Jim was back at it on Saturday, sharing a silly video he called: ‘Obamagate? Yo’mamagate!’
Sick of it: In it, Carrey began coughing all over his TV screen as the 73-year-old reality star-turned-politician delivered a speech from the White House’s Rose Garden on Friday
Tell us how you really feel! The two-time Golden Globe winner concluded the controversial clip by blowing his nose and smacking the soiled tissue on his TV screen covering Trump’s face
In it, the two-time Golden Globe winner began coughing all over his TV screen as the 73-year-old reality star-turned-politician delivered a speech from the White House’s Rose Garden on Friday.
Jim – a high school drop-out and anti-vaxxer – concluded the controversial clip by blowing his nose and smacking the soiled tissue on his TV screen covering Trump’s face.
The bonus feature-loaded Blu-ray release of Sonic the Hedgehog – starring Carrey as mad scientist Dr. Robotnik – will be coming out this Tuesday.
Jeff Fowler’s live action video game adaptation amassed $306.8M at the global box office when it opened pre-quarantine in February and it currently holds a 64% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
‘Building Dr. Robotnik’: The bonus feature-loaded Blu-ray release of Sonic the Hedgehog – starring Carrey as mad scientist Dr. Robotnik – will be coming out this Tuesday
Due out this week! Jeff Fowler’s live action video game adaptation amassed $306.8M at the global box office when it opened pre-quarantine in February
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