See Donald Trump Belly Flop Onto The Latest New Yorker Cover

[Surya Gayatri]

With business mogul-turned-reality show hack-turned presidential candidate Donald Trump dominating headlines as of late, leave it to The New Yorker to show the effect his campaign is having on the rest of the 2016 field. The cover for the July 27, illustrated by Barry Blitt, shows a shirtless Trump belly flopping into a pool of his fellow White House contenders, featuring a panicked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), former Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ).

Since entering the 2016 race, Trump's hyperbolic style coupled with his derogatory comments, particularly about immigrants, has put the rest of the Republican field on the spot.

“Donald Trump has entered the fray of Republican Presidential candidates with all the grace of a bully doing cannonballs and belly flops at the local swimming pool,” Blitt said about the cover design. “I’ll certainly be watching the first televised debate, just around the corner, on August 6th. Trump never fails to provide hours of slack-jawed amazement.”

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-new-yorker

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Enjoy, as the Donald is demoted to "Entertainment" in Huff Post.

[sufrommich]

1. I love it!

[MADem]

7. I do, too--it's really well done on a number of levels!

It evokes a childhood memory that many have...of course, I think the artist has made him a bit TOO fit (I picture a bit more fishbelly), but he got the hair perfectly!! And the 'onlookers'--that's a touch of genius!

[sufrommich]

9. The onlookers remind me of that scene from Caddyshack

with the Mars bar in the swimming pool.

[MADem]

10. Yes, another iconic image!!

In this case, the candy bar is flying through the air....!!!!!!!

[calimary]

19. Here comes THIS YEAR's Mars bar!!!

[Plucketeer]

23. To tell the truth

it was Baby Ruth. But yeah - that was a great scene. With Donald, he's actually what they THOUGHT the candy bar was - a disgusting, pool-fouling turd.

[sufrommich]

37. D'oh! You're right. Baby Ruth.I stand corrected. nt

[Scurrilous]

36. My first thought.

Second thought:



Mmmmmmmmmmm....

[sufrommich]

38. Yuck. Even knowing it's a candy bar

it still makes me feel ill.


But here's another swimming pool legend for you:

[Scurrilous]

45. LOL

"Son, don't ever dock in Flint, Michigan, again."

[NJCher]

41. Trump's clothing adviser

I think the artist has made him a bit TOO fit (I picture a bit more fishbelly)

Yes, I agree. The big chest look is the tip-off. Trump always goes around in these suits that make his chest look huge. That's an illusion to throw your eyes off his mid-section, which is getting close to looking like Christie's.

And speaking of, I love the way Christie is portrayed--like a bubble floating around off in the corner.


Cher

[MADem]

42. I'll bet, if we asked (or even if we didn't) he'd tell us how much those fishbelly-covering suits

cost, too!!

Christie does look like a hapless bubble...or a beachball!

[Surya Gayatri]

16. I had to LOL!

[Renew Deal]

2. To be fair, Huff Post is nothing but entertainment.

I actively avoid their clickbait.

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Me too, but still, the demotion IS a bit of a smack down.

[Renew Deal]

5. No it's not. It's more clickbait.

[Cha]

40. I agree.. if huffpo puts trump's campaign in the entertainment section.. It a Smackdown.

[MADem]

4. The arc of blowhardiness is short, and it bends towards absurdity!!

I think he's close to his apogee....hard landing ahead!

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Like somebody else said, he'll probably get bored with his new toy

when it actually starts to get hard. Like making policy pronouncements, setting out strategy, etc.

[Surya Gayatri]

20. This promises to be a truly entertaining debate season!

Yes, I think he's fast reaching his 'sell-by' date. But, how will the GOPers get this unwelcome pool-party guest to leave quietly? Call in the cops?

[Plucketeer]

24. When Trump realizes the grouind is coming up fast..

he'll turn up the hot air like retro-rockets. I wouldn't be surprised to hear him profess that Americans don't DESERVE the good he had planned for us.

[MADem]

28. Ha ha ha!! He'll float on thermals for a bit!!! nt

[bvf]

8. Sigh! I miss my New Yorker subscription!

Worth the price for the cover art alone--and Blitt always nails it!

[olddots]

11. that cover artist is a true genius

Thats what is good about the New Yorker .

[ismnotwasm]

12. Bahahahaha!

I was just browsing my news apps and saw that-- genius! Thanks for posting

[Surya Gayatri]

17. Happy to please! LOL!

[Helen Borg]

13. I think his belly is larger than in this depiction!

[Gothmog]

14. Great cover

[onehandle]

15. Their Nominee. nt

[Surya Gayatri]

18. Behold, the Repub. front-runner, in all his fulminating glory!

[bucolic_frolic]

21. The jury is out

on what effect he will have

Trump is grabbing headlines and generating political energy,
rallying the base

But also exposing the GOP and Tea Party for their core beliefs to
the rest of the country

He may lead them further right, or retreat into oblivion and leave the
field to a more 'moderate' candidate

But he doesn't sound like a loser, he sounds like he's in this for the long
haul ... what else can he do for attention now that he's off TV except
as a candidate?

EIGHT BUCKS for a copy of the New Yorker??? You have to be a real
New Yorker to buy at the newstand!

[Surya Gayatri]

22. Or, buy a used one on e-bay. Better a few days late than never!

[oberliner]

25. Who are the other 4 supposed to be?

I think the one climbing out in the back is Jeb. What about the others?

[Surya Gayatri]

26. "...featuring a panicked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), former Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

and Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ)."

[oberliner]

27. Yeah but which is supposed to be which?

Ok, I get that Christie must be the larger one up front. How about the other two?

[Surya Gayatri]

29. ...

Have a guess...I don't know.

[Surya Gayatri]

30. Lower left=Paul, upper right=Rubio, glasses=Bush, big swimmer=Christie.

[oberliner]

33. Got it

Thanks.

I think it's interesting to see how the New Yorker does its caricatures.

[MADem]

31. The squirrel head on the left is Rand...

Jeb with his glasses is getting out of the pool. Rubio is running when he shouldn't!!

[oberliner]

34. Thanks for the photos

I've actually managed to avoid seeing much of these people on tv or online or what have you.

Except Trump, of course, who is ubiquitous.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

32. Trump is just a rodeo clown...

He is there to take the focus away from others.

Look here... Away from the real danger!

I must admit he's doing a great job.

He even got stalwarts here talking.

[Liberal_in_LA]

35. good cover. love the hair

[Cha]

39. Couldn't happen to a more well deserving birther. I welcome his big belly flop.

Running scared rubio, paul, christie, and bush3 are funny, too!

Mahalo Surya~ Yeah, HuffPo is covering the quack in their Entertainment section. LOL

[L. Coyote]

43. The Rubberneck Candidate ...

just like driving past a bad wreck on the freeway, you can't help but glance at the scene.

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[cwydro]

44. K and r!

Funny cover!