A new political cartoon by Adam Zyglis depicts President Donald Trump operating a yellow excavator that has already struck the U.S. Treasury building. The machine sits on a road that leads toward a sign reading Protected Forests. A large thought bubble above Trump reads Time to Break the Other Roadless Rule.

The drawing responds to ongoing discussions about the 2001 Roadless Rule, which limits road construction in national forests. The cartoon places the Treasury in the path of the excavator to illustrate potential institutional or budgetary effects of policy changes. It also shows a stop sign near the forest boundary.

The Roadless Rule has faced repeated legal and administrative challenges since its adoption. Supporters argue it preserves wilderness areas and watersheds. Critics say it restricts economic activity and local management. The cartoon uses the excavator and the damaged Treasury to frame the debate around trade-offs between development and existing federal structures.

Zyglis signed the work in the lower left corner. The image was distributed through Cagle Cartoons and published on September 16, 2026.