No Trump, your Newsweek magazine cover isn’t a compliment. For years, Donald Trump has been a muse for unflattering editorial depictions across prominent publications. The latest issue from Newsweek features an illustration of the President in a quasi-colonial explorer outfit, smugly holding a gas pump nozzle over Venezuela’s oil supply, with the text 'Trump was right'. While his towering stature and confident face might seem like a triumph, this cover is actually inspired by a satirical illustration created for Punch magazine back in 1892. Cecil Rhodes, a businessman known for his immense corporate greed, is the subject of this original piece, mocking British imperialism.

From a Trump-eye view, it’s easy to see how this could seem like a flattering depiction; however, that's far from the truth. The cover turns the tables on decades of sardonic caricature and plays into a narrative that is anything but complimentary. While The Economist has also produced some provocative America at 250 cover art, and one illustrator went viral with their own take on Trump, Newsweek’s latest issue might just be the most direct in its satirical approach.

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