Benjamin R Garrison was born on 1957 and is an American alt-right political cartoonist and artist.
18 Facts About Ben Garrison
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Ben Garrison originally wanted to pursue a career in the fine arts, but later began working as a graphic artist at the daily newspaper San Angelo Standard-Times instead from 1978 to 1983, where his first editorial cartoon was published in 1980.
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In 1984, Ben Garrison began working as an artist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer until that newspaper switched to an online-only format in 1997.
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Ben Garrison then worked as a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and photographer.
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At the time, Ben Garrison considered himself a libertarian and supported Presidential candidate Ron Paul.
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Ben Garrison posted his cartoons on his website and on libertarian message boards.
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In 2010, Ben Garrison uploaded a cartoon to the Internet called "The March of Tyranny," depicting global elite bankers as the Eye of Providence kicking members of the public with its legs, corresponding to both the Democratic and Republican parties, while barking orders from the mainstream media.
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Ben Garrison threatened legal action against the trolls and put a disclaimer on his website.
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Ben Garrison is often linked to white supremacy and antisemitism, resulting in him being falsely included on a list of Ku Klux Klan members by Anonymous.
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In November 2015, Ben Garrison uploaded a cartoon called "Attack of the Cry Bullies", which depicts college students as giant babies, with one of them in a "safe space" playpen.
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In 2016, Ben Garrison said "I do cartoons that are anti-political correctness, anti-social justice warrior, because really what political correctness is is fascism with manners".
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In May 2016, a cartoon of Ben Garrison's comparing Michelle Obama and Melania Trump drew national attention.
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In June 2016, Ben Garrison uploaded a cartoon about the Brexit referendum called "Abandon Ship", which drew criticism from The Guardian for its portrayal of Muslims and was retweeted by British-Belizean businessman Lord Michael Ashcroft.
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Ben Garrison's cartoons have lampooned several figures for their positions on the COVID-19 vaccines.
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In December 2021, Ben Garrison drew a cartoon of Trump on the "Big Pharma Vaccine Bandwagon" being booed by his supporters.
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On July 7,2019, Ben Garrison was invited to the White House for a "Social Media Summit", but following complaints from the Anti-Defamation League and others over the 2017 comic, he was then subsequently uninvited four days later.
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Ben Garrison married Christine Norton, an artist and illustrator, in 1982.
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In late September 2021, Tina Ben Garrison revealed that the couple had COVID-19 for several weeks, characterizing it as a "rough time", but both refused to seek professional medical treatment or hospitalization, instead choosing to treat it with ivermectin and beetroot juice.