Editor-in-Chief of America’s Oldest Magazine Resigns After Denigrating Trump Voters

Laura Helmuth was editor-in-chief of Scientific American.

Supporters wait in line to enter a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Macon, Ga., on Nov. 3, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images

The editor-in-chief of Scientific American, which was founded in 1845, has stepped down after calling people who voted for President-elect Donald Trump fascists.

Laura Helmuth announced on Nov. 14 on the social media website Bluesky that she was resigning.