Editing The New Yorker (section)

==== 2023 "Race for Office" cover ====
The cover of the issue from October 2, 2023, titled "The Race for Office", depicts several top U.S. politicians—[[Donald Trump]], [[Mitch McConnell]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], and [[Joe Biden]]—running the titular race for office with walkers. Many have questioned the mental and physical states of these and other older politicians, particularly those who have decided to run for reelection.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddiq |first=Oma |title=The top US general 'was certain that Trump had gone into a serious mental decline' after the 2020 election, book says |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/top-us-general-certain-trump-had-mental-decline-after-election-2021-9 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010184611/https://www.businessinsider.com/top-us-general-certain-trump-had-mental-decline-after-election-2021-9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-30 |title=Mitch McConnell freezes for second time during press event |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66665682 |access-date=2023-10-09 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010184611/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66665682 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mascaro |first=Lisa |date=2023-09-08 |title=Nancy Pelosi says she'll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83 |url=https://apnews.com/article/pelosi-house-speaker-democrat-congress-san-francisco-a251e03986a589d5c0bd7f1122f291e4 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908165039/https://apnews.com/article/pelosi-house-speaker-democrat-congress-san-francisco-a251e03986a589d5c0bd7f1122f291e4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Montanaro |first=Domenico |date=2023-05-23 |title=More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/23/1177617666/more-than-6-in-10-say-bidens-mental-fitness-to-be-president-is-a-concern-poll-fi |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=NPR |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010184611/https://www.npr.org/2023/05/23/1177617666/more-than-6-in-10-say-bidens-mental-fitness-to-be-president-is-a-concern-poll-fi |url-status=live }}</ref> While many acknowledged the cover as satirizing this issue, others criticized the "ableism and ageism" of mocking older people and those who use walkers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moran |first=Lee |date=2023-09-26 |title=New Yorker Slammed For Cover Depicting Biden, Trump With Walkers |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-yorker-cover-trump-biden-walkers_n_65129ba6e4b00b70c63ad035 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009182420/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-yorker-cover-trump-biden-walkers_n_65129ba6e4b00b70c63ad035 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Daunt |first=Tina |date=2023-09-25 |title=New Yorker Cover Showing Top US Politicians Using Walkers Draws Cries of Ageism: 'Disgusting and Vulgar' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/new-yorker-magazine-cover-donald-trump-joe-biden-walkers/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010184611/https://www.thewrap.com/new-yorker-magazine-cover-donald-trump-joe-biden-walkers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The New Yorker'' said the cover "portrays the irony and absurdity of the advanced-age politicians currently vying for our top offices".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mouly |first=Françoise |date=2023-09-25 |title=Barry Blitt's 'The Race for Office' |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2023-10-02 |access-date=2023-10-09 |issn=0028-792X |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010184612/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2023-10-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>