I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at,” cartoonist Ann Telnaes said.

It appears that another high-profile member of The Washington Post’s editorial staff has left the paper: Cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who’s been with the paper 16 years, announced via Substack Friday that she was quitting after the brass killed her latest illustration featuring president-elect Donald Trump.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced Friday she had resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner Jeff Bezos on bended knee in front of President-elect Donald Trump.

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post that it was the first time the Post had rejected a drawing because of whom it targeted.

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post after the paper refused to publish her satirical cartoon criticizing owner Jeff Bezos and other tech titans for trying to curry favor with President-elect Donald Trump.

Axios reporter Alex Thompson said Monday that the Washington Post was in "disarray" after a cartoonist quit over claims of censorship and amid a staff exodus from the paper.

News of the anticipated layoffs came on the heels of Friday's resignation from the Washington Post by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes.

A political cartoon can deliver a powerful message. It can often shape public opinion. From their inception in the 18th century, cartoons were seen as a way of expressing political views, either by their creators,