Trump equates trade deficits to unpaid credit card bills in new cartoon
TRUMP'S UNDERSTANDING OF TRADE DEFICITS by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
The August 2025 cartoon by Dave Whamond depicts Donald Trump misunderstanding trade deficits by comparing them to an unpaid credit card bill. Trump complains that companies have been ripping the US off for years and none have bought anything from him. The scene uses a domestic table setting to highlight the former president's focus on imports over balanced trade metrics like exports of goods and services.

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Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.
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