Erik Wemple didn't pull any punches during a live chat session with readers when asked about the controversial decision to scrap the cartoon, which led Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes to resign.

The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.

I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at,” cartoonist Ann Telnaes said.