Summary Of David Horsey's Spitting Image

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David Horsey’s cartoon “Spitting Image” depicts Donald Trump talking to himself as Russian President Putin in the mirror. Horsey’s cartoon parallels Trump to Putin not only in image, identical tattoos, towel on a shoulder, but also in the caption. Trump was criticised several times in the media for allying with the Russian president, although Trump has claimed he has never met Putin. First, Horsey uses the mirror to draw similarities between Trump and Putin. Both men are bare-chested with a towel on their shoulder. They stare in the mirror looking at themselves. They have similar tattoos with a distinction, while Putin “hearts the KGB, Trump loves “ME.” Both men care deeply enough to put a permanent mark on their bodies. Putin’s love of

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