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Ben Garrison

Ben Garrison
Residence Lakeside, Montana
Nationality American
Education Angelo State University
Occupation Political cartoonist
Years active 1980-present
Spouse(s) Tina Garrison

Ben Garrison is a cartoonist. He lives in Lakeside, Montana. His political views have been described as libertarian, and his cartoons often portray President Donald Trump in a favorable light. He has also drawn cartoons promoting the Pizzagate conspiracy theory and Seth Rich murder conspiracy theory. In a 2015 interview with Breitbart News, he said he did not support any presidential candidate in the 2016 election, but also said he admires Trump for "shaking up the neocon-controlled Republican Party." In May 2016, a cartoon of his comparing Michelle Obama and Melania Trump drew national attention.

The son of a World War II veteran, Garrison attended Angelo State University in the 1970s. He graduated magna cum laude from Angelo State in 1979, where he majored in art. He originally wanted to pursue a career in the fine arts, but later began working as a graphic artist at the San Angelo Standard-Times instead, where his first editorial cartoon was published in 1980. After the financial crisis of 2007–2008, he returned to drawing political cartoons.

In 2010, Garrison uploaded a cartoon to the Internet depicting the Eye of Providence kicking members of the public with its legs, which correspond to both the Democratic and Republican parties. Subsequently, an internet troll on 4chan posted an edited version of the cartoon in which the Eye of Providence has been replaced by an antisemitic caricature of a Jewish man. Many other Internet trolls later edited some of Garrison's other cartoons in a similar fashion, and he has since been called the "most trolled cartoonist in the world." Trolls also tried to associate Garrison's name and identity to white supremacy. This trolling has also led to him being incorrectly included in a list of alleged Ku Klux Klan members leaked by Anonymous, from which he has since been removed.


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