Whamond documents the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023—the deal that averted default with days to spare—as another temporary suspension of the debt ceiling until January 2025, kicking the crisis into the next Congress rather than permanently resolving America's chronic debt governance problem.
The cartoon depicts President Donald Trump seated beside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un beneath American and North Korean flags. Trump claims Kim likes him and wrote beautiful letters that preserve their special relationship despite ongoing rocket launches. Kim responds with the phrase OK Boomer. The image appeared on December 15 2019 amid reports of fresh North Korean missile activity and stalled denuclearization efforts between the two nations.
