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</div><p>Politico landed itself in hot water Wednesday when it published a cartoon mocking victims of Hurricane Harvey, and now the cartoonist is defending his work.</p>
<p>Politico tweeted then deleted the following cartoon on Wednesday but the piece remains on their website. The decision to mock people affected by a natural disaster quickly drew near-universal condemnation. <strong><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/politico-tweets-deletes-cartoon-mocking-hurricane-harvey-victims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(RELATED: Politico Tweets, Deletes Cartoon Mocking Hurricane Harvey Victims)</a></strong></p>
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<p>The artist of the cartoon, Matt Wuerker, is defending the work on Twitter, arguing that the piece was very &#8220;pro Coast Guard&#8221; and only went after &#8220;secessionists.&#8221; Wuerker also asserted that he is &#8220;rooting for Texas&#8221; and was simply pointing out that &#8220;it&#8217;s ironic to say the government is the enemy.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Guess I should have made that big Secede sign on the house bigger still. <a href="https://t.co/2EDk8Wis3r">https://t.co/2EDk8Wis3r</a></p>
<p>— Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) <a href="https://twitter.com/wuerker/status/902951716026384384">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Respectfully&#8212; it&#8217;s making fun of the Secessionist movement. Not at all aimed at all Texans. <a href="https://t.co/aI4RxRNjFm">https://t.co/aI4RxRNjFm</a></p>
<p>— Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) <a href="https://twitter.com/wuerker/status/902949148005150721">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just trying to point out times like this we&#8217;re lucky to have rescue services. Don&#8217;t see how this takes away from private individuals heroism <a href="https://t.co/Tk4xCqyV0v">https://t.co/Tk4xCqyV0v</a></p>
<p>— Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) <a href="https://twitter.com/wuerker/status/902948663181357061">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Times like this it&#8217;s ironic to say that the government is the enemy. That&#8217;s what the cartoon is pointing out. I stand by it.</p>
<p>— Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) <a href="https://twitter.com/wuerker/status/902954692627623937">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&#8217;s actually very pro Coast Guard and doesn&#8217;t take away from all heroic private individuals who are also doing so many rescues</p>
<p>— Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) <a href="https://twitter.com/wuerker/status/902947173251330050">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Everyone across the country is rooting for Texas. Great to see all the heroic rescue efforts by gov, military and private individuals</p>
<p>— Matt Wuerker (@wuerker) <a href="https://twitter.com/wuerker/status/902949403371155463">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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