Vanity Fair’s scathing Donald Trump cover after his US presidency victory

Vanity Fair has shared its special magazine cover following the election – A blistering rap sheet profiling new US president Donald Trump.

Vanity Fair has launched a blistering take-down of president Donald Trump on its magazine cover following the events of the US election.

The Conde Nast-owned title issued a special digital cover profiling the 47th President of the United States of America, who pulled off a bloodbath in the race for the White House, annihilating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and flipping several states in his wake.

As news of Mr Trump’s win continues to dominate global headlines, editors at Vanity Fair have pulled no punches with their election coverage.

Plastering an angry headshot of Mr Trump, 78, on the cover, the publication listed a rap sheet of negative pointers, noting, “34 felony counts, 1 conviction, 2 pending cases, 2 impeachments and 6 bankruptcies.”

It poignantly concluded, “4 more years. The 47th American President.”

Further, the outlet, which has long been critical of Mr Trump, didn’t list his name on the cover.

Vanity Fair was notoriously scathing of Mr Trump during his 2016 campaign, triggering a feud between Mr Trump and the glossy’s then-longtime editor, Graydon Carter, who later stepped down after 25 years in 2017.

Mr Trump blasted the outlet on Twitter, now X, shortly after he was first elected, saying the magazine was in “big trouble” after he was elected president in 2016.

He also personally called out Carter, declaring the media veteran had “no talent”.

That outburst came after the magazine published a review claiming Trump Grill — a steakhouse in the lobby of Manhattan’s Trump Tower — could be “the worst restaurant in America.”

Donald Trump has become the 47th President of the United States. Picture: Caitlin O'Hara / AFP

“The allure of Trump’s restaurant, like the candidate, is that it seems like a cheap version of rich,” the article read, adding the restaurant “reveals everything you need to know about our next president.”

Long before Mr Trump expressed an interest in politics, Carter referred to the businessman as a “short-fingered vulgarian” in the now-defunct Spy magazine, which he co-founded in 1986.

Carter later spoke out about his ongoing joke about the size of Mr Trump’s hands, admitting it sparked a decades-long feud between the pair.

Meanwhile, Ms Harris called Mr Trump to concede defeat on Wednesday afternoon, local time. She later told a crowd in Washington DC it was “OK to feel sad, but do not despair.”

US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris conceded defeat. Picture: SAUL LOEB/AFP

Ms Harris continued, “This is not a time to throw up our hands, this is a time to roll up our sleeves.”

Mr Trump needed 270 votes in the Electoral College to win, which he surpassed on election night.

A number of swing states have yet to be called, but they won’t change the win for Mr Trump.

He flipped Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan and held onto North Carolina.

Originally published as Vanity Fair’s scathing Donald Trump cover after his US presidency victory