Minhaj said that he believed the article portrayed him in a negative light, making him appear like a "psycho." He defended the use of creative liberties in exaggerating certain aspects of his stand-up stories.
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The image shows a man's hand holding up a Palestinian flag with what looks to be a rose, framed by a sunset. "We are staring into the voidin the midst of an apocalypse rendered by our own bloody hands," reads the Instagram post.