On November 5, The Economist released an article titled “Donald Trump’s humiliation offers America an opportunity” following Republicans’ defeat in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the midterm election.The cover picture showed Trump in an unflattering wet suit drowning in an ocean as his phone and MAGA baseball cap appeared to be sinking. His foot was tied to an invisible oxygen tank, with a surfboard floating around, as if a wave threw him off. Award-winning digital artist Justin Metz was behind the illustration that has now gone viral. He captioned it “Wipeout” on Instagram.Betches co-founder and chief creative officer Samantha Sage commented on Aaron Parnas’ post showing The Economist cover.“I thought biological males can’t get pregnant,” Sage, who goes by @sami, wrote, referencing a birthing pool.Attorney and TikTok journalist Aaron Parnas shared a screenshot of the cover picture and wrote in his Threads caption:“Holy s**t. Look at today's cover from The Economist.”Trump has yet to address The Economist cover image.Samantha Sage reacts to The Economist cover image. (Image via Threads)Exploring The Economist article with Trump’s unflattering cover picIn its subtitle, The Economist wrote that American voters were demanding a “new way of doing things” in Washington, D.C., and that the Trump administration should “let them have it.” The article began:“SURFERS CALL it the washing machine. When a giant wave throws you off your board and plunges you underwater, you lose all sense of where you are. That is what befell Donald Trump and his party on November 3rd, as they were slammed by tens of millions of American voters. They still have to grasp just how much their country has changed.”The article continued:“Already it is clear this was not a normal midterm swing against a sitting president, but the biggest wave-election since the aftermath of Watergate more than 50 years ago. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, flipping seats deep into once-safe red waters, from South Carolina to Texas.”Offering a few statistics about the midterm results, the article also offered a lengthier analysis and what “lessons” the election left behind.“One is that this is not just a triumph for Democrats, but also for American democracy. Voters cannot be taken for granted. If they are angry, they will turn against parties they have long supported. The other lesson, which follows from this, is that both parties now need to find a new way of doing politics—one that spends less time riling up their constituents and more getting things done on their behalf,” it read. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Economist article pointed out that voters didn’t like Trump getting himself elected in 2024 on the “promise” to “lower prices and stay out of wars” but failing to do both. Additionally, Americans “hated” the POTUS’ “relentless self-glorification” and “enrichment of his family and friends,” which in turn mocked the “hardship” of the general population.“In Mr Trump’s America, Gallup finds, nine in ten adults complain that corruption in their government is widespread—about as many as in Nigeria,” the article mentioned.According to The Economist, the midterm election was a “verdict” on Trump’s second term and rejection of the “ugly mechanics of modern partisanship.”Calling the sitting President a “legacy-obsessed figure,” the article urged Democrats and Republicans not to underestimate his capacity to do more “good and ill.”“The message is clear and it is hopeful. It has often seemed as if polarisation was stronger than the electoral feedback that ensures democratic accountability. Not this time. Voters demanded that politicians put the nation’s prosperity above the grubby pursuit of power,” it added.The article also asked the GOP to take back the reins from Trump and reminded the old-guard Republican politicians that the President “ditched” their values.“With their call for change, voters have given Republicans a second chance. Some may stick with the president, risking further drubbings in future elections. Braver souls will breathe new life into their party, even if that courts Mr. Trump’s vengeance. He is more feared than loved,” it continued.The Economist article urged Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress to work together and take down anyone on both sides of the political aisle who stood in the way of the interests of the U.S. citizens. The article ended:“Mr. Trump is not a man who enjoys being left out. He may judge that he could improve his legacy by working with Congress, rather than trampling on it. That is not the likeliest scenario, we admit. But, as the voters have shown, politicians who ignore them risk ending up in very deep water.”After Democrats swept the midterms, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that if he was on the “ballot,” Republicans would have “won in a landslide.” He also called himself “Mr. Veto” and threatened to veto Democratic legislation. In fact, he later posted an image of a red baseball cap with “VETO” written on it in white, instead of “MAGA.”In a subsequent post, the U.S. President blamed the American voters for the stock market crash following the Democrats’ win on Tuesday.