If Trump Wants to Export Criminals, He Should Go First

An exclusive cartoon from Michael de Adder

By Ben Meiselas

Hi Meidas Mighty, Ben here — I’ll keep this quick.

It’s been an absolute honor to have legendary cartoonist Michael de Adder share his incredible work here on Meidas+ with this community. The truth is, sometimes the chaos we’re living through is too overwhelming for words. That’s where Michael’s brilliance comes in — his art cuts through the noise and helps us make sense of the madness.

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By Michael de Adder

Homegrown criminals.

On Monday, President Donald Trump doubled down on his eyebrow-raising idea to outsource American justice, telling El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele that he’d like to start shipping “homegrown criminals” to El Salvador—essentially suggesting the U.S. start using foreign prisons like FedEx drop-off points, according to a video posted by Bukele’s office. This is fine, if the first person sent is Donald Trump.