Donald Trump sits behind the wheel of a small teal car positioned next to a large red white and blue bus marked with stars and a Republican elephant. Inside the bus numerous figures raise their hands while Trump states through a speech bubble that he has to be in the driver's seat.

A yellow sign attached to the bus directs anyone with a problem regarding the driving to call Sen. Lindsey Graham. The scene unfolds on a road with green trees in the background under a clear sky. The bus carries the label GOP on its side.

Trump had announced his presidential candidacy in June 2015 and quickly rose in early polls among Republican contenders. The cartoon illustrates the tension between the front runner and the rest of the field during the summer of that year. Graham himself had entered the race weeks earlier.

The visual places Trump outside the main vehicle yet asserting control over its direction. This setup highlights the candidate's outsider status within the party structure at that point in the campaign cycle.