A mother in New Jersey is facing backlash online after she praised her daughter for creating an anti-Trump drawing and message at school.
The mom shared a video showing an assignment her young daughter completed at school and brought home. She described the work as a “gem.” The paper, titled “What a wonderful world,” asked students to “Draw a picture to show what makes your world wonderful.”
In response to the assignment, the daughter wrote what would make her world wonderful, stating, “When Donald Trump is not are president.” After reading her daughter’s response, the mother then showed the drawing she had made as part of the school assignment.
On the back of the paper, the girl drew a picture that appeared to represent Trump, coloring his head orange and placing a large X over it. As the mother showed the drawing, she laughed and said, “An actual orange,” referencing a nickname used by some of his critics.
“This is a work of art. This will be framed in our home,” the mother said. At the end of the video, she also claimed that her daughter’s teacher told her “good job” regarding the child’s anti-Trump response to the assignment.
Viewers Criticize New Jersey Mom’s Response to Daughter’s Drawing
The video sparked reactions online. Many viewers expressed outrage toward the New Jersey mom, saying they believed her reaction encouraged negative views about Donald Trump. “What the absolute hell is wrong with people? This is completely unacceptable to wish harm on others,” one person wrote. Another commenter said, “There’s something really really wrong with liberal white women.”
More people criticized the mother and her daughter, arguing that the situation reflected political influence on children. “She’s fine raising future illiterate worker bees, as long as they hate Trump. The TDS is real with this liberal,” one person wrote. Another added, “Thank God my mother didn’t try and politically indoctrinate me before I even had a conception of how the world worked, she just has to take her short time of being an innocent, joyful child into her little vessel of hate and division. Shame on that [expletive].”
The video sparked discussion online about how parents may influence their children’s political views through their own opinions. It also led to broader conversations about whether children should be encouraged to express strong political sentiments toward public figures at a young age.
