The Washington Post has completely lost its mind.
Jeff Bezos can’t save this sinking ship from itself.
And the Washington Post just got caught red-handed publishing one ridiculous op-ed that will leave you speechless.
The Washington Post publishes op-ed from actual clown criticizing Trump
Jeff Bezos promised to turn the Washington Post around after years of anti-Trump hysteria drove away readers and advertisers.
The Amazon billionaire announced in February that the Post would focus on “personal liberties and free markets” instead of constantly attacking President Donald Trump.
But the Post is still publishing bizarre content that makes readers scratch their heads.
The once respected paper published an op-ed titled “Donald Trump is not a clown. I should know.”
The piece was written by Tim Cunningham, who is literally a professional clown and board president of something called Clowns Without Borders.
Cunningham spent his entire op-ed lecturing Trump critics for calling the President a “clown” or describing his administration as a “clown show.”
The professional clown claimed that being a clown requires serious study and that clowning was sacred in many cultures.
He wrote that ancient Indigenous cultures have sacred clown figures who use humor to address societal problems.
Cunningham argued that real clowns unite people through laughter and creativity.
He claimed that nothing on Trump’s record qualified him to be compared to actual clowns because clowns share values of healing and empathy.
Professional clown’s criticism of Trump opponents leaves Washington Post readers stunned
The irony wasn’t lost on readers that the Washington Post published a piece from someone who literally puts on face paint and squeaks horns for a living criticizing people who call Trump a clown.
Cunningham works for a “humanitarian clowning” nonprofit called Clowns Without Borders, which apparently exists to bring joy to people in crisis zones.
But his op-ed wasn’t just about defending the clown profession.
Cunningham also complained that politicians and commentators use the word “clown” to describe anyone they think is foolish or incompetent.
He wrote that every election season, the word “clown” resurfaces to compare tumultuous Washington politics to the circus.
He cited examples like the “Kick Out the Clowns” protest organized by Trump critics during the parade celebrating the Army’’s 250th anniversary last June.
Those protesters saw the parade as “tacky” and “inspired by dictators.”
But Cunningham thought they were being unfair to clowns everywhere.
The professional clown ended his piece by urging readers to find a better metaphor to oppose fascism.
He suggested using “buffoon” instead, apparently not realizing that Merriam-Webster defines “buffoon” as “clown.”
Bezos’s plan to save the Washington Post isn’t working
The Washington Post has been hemorrhaging readers and money for years.
The paper’s relentless attacks on Trump during his first presidency drove away millions of subscribers who got tired of the constant negativity.
Bezos bought the Post in 2013 for $250 million, but the paper has been losing money ever since Trump announced his first presidential campaign.
The Post changed its motto to “Democracy Dies In Darkness” specifically to attack Trump, but readers saw through the partisan agenda.
Earlier this year, Bezos announced he was overhauling the opinion section to focus on “personal liberties and free markets.”
Editorial page editor David Shipley quit in protest over the changes.
But it’s unclear how publishing op-eds from professional clowns fits into Bezos’s vision for the paper.
The Post has been offering employees buyouts as it downsizes and restructures its newsroom.
Apparently, the paper thinks hiring literal clowns to write about politics will solve its credibility problem.
The Washington Post’s desperation is showing
The fact that the Washington Post published an op-ed from a professional clown complaining about Trump critics shows how desperate the paper has become.
For years, the Post’s writers called Trump every name in the book.
They compared him to Hitler, called him a threat to democracy, and labeled his supporters as dangerous extremists.
But now they’re publishing pieces from clowns who say calling Trump a clown is unfair to actual clowns.
The cognitive dissonance is staggering.
The Post spent years telling readers that Trump was unfit for office, but now they’re running op-eds from people in the circus industry who think politicians shouldn’t be compared to their profession.
Readers can’t help but wonder if the Washington Post has become the real circus.
The paper that once broke Watergate is now publishing op-eds from professional entertainers who think calling politicians “clowns” is offensive to their profession.
It’s a sad fall from grace for what was once considered a serious newspaper.
But when you spend years attacking the most popular President in modern history, you eventually run out of credible voices to make your case.
That’s when you have to turn to actual clowns to complain about people using clown metaphors.
The Washington Post’s latest writer proves that the paper has completely lost touch with reality.
Sources: ¹ Daily Wire, “The Washington Post’s Latest Anti-Trump Commentator Is A Literal Clown,” July 10, 2025 ² Washington Post, “Donald Trump is not a clown. I should know,” July 10, 2025
