Zyglis' cartoon has been widely criticized online. Michael Kracker, the chair of the Erie County Republican Committee, posted the image on X, formerly Twitter, describing it as vile.

A controversial Buffalo News cartoon showed a MAGA hat-wearing flood victim in Texas amid criticism of liberal media figures politicizing the disaster.

US News NY paper’s ‘vile’ political cartoon appears to mock Trump-voting Texas flood victims By Lindsay Kornick, Fox News Published July 10, 2025, 7:44 a.m. ET ...

The Buffalo Newspaper Guild canceled an event on Thursday after editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis sparked backlash with a cartoon depicting a Trump supporter in the Texas floods.

The cartoon shows a man in a MAGA hat almost submerged in water. He holds a sign that says, "HELP." In a speech bubble, he says, "Gov't is the problem not the solution." ...