While the First Amendment offers constitutional protection for freedom of the press, it does not do so for chutzpah (the Jewish word for audacity, impudence or shamelessness).

Someone should tell that to Ann Telnaes, the editorial cartoonist at The Washington Post, who last week resigned in a huff after the paper refused to publish one of her cartoons.

That cartoon, which she published on Substack, a newsletter format, showed powerful billionaires kneeling in front of a statue of President-elect Donald Trump while offering him sacks of moolah.

Oh, one more “minor” fact: Among the billionaires? Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon who just happens to be the owner of The Post — the top dog at the paper.

Yes, you read that right. Telnaes is complaining about suppression of “freedom of the press” because she was not allowed to mock her boss in his own paper, the one who provides her with a good salary, health insurance, and helps pay for other of her financial needs.

Also, depicted in the cartoon were Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong — and a prostrate Mickey Mouse who apparently represents the Walt Disney Company.

Telnaes touches on her duplicity when she writes in her resignation statement: “There will be some people who say, ‘Hey, you work for a company and that company has a right to expect employees to adhere to........

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