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Here’s how the rest of the world views Trump and campaign nastiness

By Michael Cavna
March 11 

LAST NIGHT, at the GOP debate at the University of Miami, CNN moderator Jake Tapper asked Sen. Ted Cruz whether he cared about how the rest of the world views the United States, given the nastiness of the current presidential campaigning.

“Colin Powell this week said that the nasty tone of this presidential election is hurting the image of the U.S. abroad,” Tapper quoted. “He said, ‘Foreigners of the world looking at this are distressed.’ ”

Well, since Tapper raised the question, we have visual answers. Here’s how some of the globe sees our fair republic, as viewed through the prism of more than a dozen editorial cartoonists who draw for foreign and overseas publications.

Riber Hansson (Sweden):


(courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)
by Riber Hansson / Sydsvenskan (used by permission of Cagle Cartoons.com 2016)

Schot (The Netherlands):


by Schot / De Volkskrant (courtesy of CagleCartoons.com 2016)

Kap (Spain):


by Kap / La Vanguardia, Spain (courtesy of CagleCartoons.com 2016)

Paul Zanetti (Australia):


by Paul Zanetti (courtesy of CagleCartoon.com 2016)

Patrick Chappatte (International New York Times):


(courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Christo Komarnitski (Bulgaria):


by Christo Komarnitski (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Arcadio Esquivel (Costa Rica):


by Arcadio Esquivel (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Emad Hajjaj (Jordan):


(courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Paresh Nath (UAE):


by Paresh Nath / The Khaleej Times (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Peter Broelman (Australia):


by Peter Broehlman (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Osmani Simanca (Brazil):


by Osmani Simanca (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Dario Castillejos (Mexico):


by Dario Castillejos / Diario La Crisis (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)

Manny Francisco (Manila):


by Manny Francisco / The Manila Times (courtesy of Cagle Cartoons / Cagle.com 2016)


Writer/artist/visual storyteller Michael Cavna is creator of the "Comic Riffs" column and graphic-novel reviewer for The Post's Book World. He relishes sharp-eyed satire in most any form.

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