And down goes “MAD Magazine”:

A longtime @MADmagazine contributor confirmed that the magazine is ceasing publication. The magazine has not yet issued a statement. https://t.co/t3VD3uXEZM — Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) July 4, 2019

Donald Trump has been a target of the satirical publication over the years:

MAD Magazine puts Donald Trump on the cover of it's annual '20 Dumbest' issue https://t.co/CASNX9aF8z pic.twitter.com/LoqRu97W8Q — HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 2, 2015

The shutdown was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter:

MAD Magazine to shutter after 67 years (report) https://t.co/mGwvfK67uP pic.twitter.com/8fhxsd5522 — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 4, 2019

More from The Hollywood Reporter:

Sources tell THR that after issue 9, MAD will no longer be sold on newsstands and will only be available through comic book shops as well as mailed to subscribers. After issue 10, there will no longer be new content in subsequent issues save for the end-of-year specials (those will be all-new). Beginning with issue 11, the magazine will only feature previously published content — classic and best-of nostalgic fare — from its massive fault of the past 67 years. DC, however, will also continue to publish MAD books and special collections.

This is probably pretty accurate:

So, was the death blow for MAD Magazine when Trump compared Buttigieg to Alfred E. Newman & nobody knew who that was? — Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) July 4, 2019

And Trump wins again. . .

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