'I'm with racist!': Brutal New York Daily News cover mocks Paul Ryan for standing by Donald Trump
The New York Daily News released a cover mocking House Speaker Paul Ryan for standing by his endorsement of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump despite saying recent comments of his represented "the textbook definition of a racist comment."
Ryan later clarified that he thinks the comment is racist rather than the candidate himself, but still, the damage was done.
Here was the Daily News cover:
(New York Daily News)
However, just hours after releasing the cover on Twitter, the New York tabloid nixed it in favor of a front page about Hillary Clinton's successful clinch of the Democratic nomination.
"STOP THE PRESSES!" the Daily News wrote in a tweet announcing the change. "New front page...HER!"
(New York Daily News)
This story was updated on June 8 at 12:18 a.m. ET to reflect the Daily News' decision to change its Wednesday cover. Oliver Darcy contributed to this report.
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