Tattoo Artist Under Fire For Inking 9-Year-Old Trumper

The New York Post reports:

An Arizona tattoo artist is under fire for inking a 9-year-old girl with an American flag — but he insists he actually helped her out and doesn’t support kids getting tats.

The co-owner of Black Onyx Empire Tattoo — who goes by Sosa — shared an Instagram post saying the girl rolled into his Yuma shop with her sister and parents last May and asked for a tattoo of President-elect Donald Trump on her neck.

In Arizona, kids are allowed to get inked so long as consenting parents are present. Sosa talked them out of the Trump neck tat for an American flag on her arm. In early January, the girl came back to get the red-retouched on her flag and Sosa obliged.

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Tattoo artist sparks outrage for inking 9-year-old girl who asked for a portrait of Trump but got an American flag instead

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— New York Post (@nypost.com) January 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM