(CNN) The replacement for the cartoonist who said he was fired from Brunswick News Inc. newspapers for a political cartoon of President Donald Trump says the controversy has made him not want the job, according to CNN news partner CBC.

Cartoonist Greg Perry has told the Canadian newspaper publishing company that he no longer wants the job and wants his cartoons kept off the editorial pages, citing the social media backlash that quickly descended when the company ended 17-year veteran Michael de Adder's contract, according to CBC.

"I don't use social media, but person/persons who do have used it to essentially destroy my character and my cartoon work," Perry said in a statement to the outlet. "All this over a job that pays the same per month as a job at a grocery chain. I wouldn't wish this on anyone."

The publishing company offered its support of Perry as he relinquished the freelance position.

"He is a talented cartoonist who has been unfairly maligned by the false narrative which recklessly erupted on social media in recent days," the company said in a statement.

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