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    In early 2016, the Cuban artist and illustrator Edel Rodriguez started posting political, stirring images he’d created of Donald Trump online–of Trump dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes, of Trump burning American flags. It was primary season, back when the thought of a Trump presidency was the butt of cocktail party jokes and the Huffington Post posted news about his run in the entertainment section.

    Now, Rodriguez has emerged as the preeminent illustrator of the Trump era. His drawings frequently appear on the covers ofTime–where he previously worked as the international art director–and Der Spiegel And his penchant for creating simple images that perfectly sum up the political moment has led to many of them going viral. The best part? He’s sure Trump himself has seen them.
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So, Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban immigrant. He says he knows what dictatorship is from Cuba but portrays the regime there (Che, Rafael Castro) in not such negative terms.
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