On October 4 2025 the cartoon depicts Donald Trump in a jester costume confronting Xi Jinping outside a house stacked with Chinese made Halloween goods. The scene highlights the impact of proposed tariffs on imported holiday products and resulting higher consumer prices in the United States.
The September 30, 2025 cartoon shows Donald Trump asking a US farmer how his China trade strategy is working. The farmer stands beside a woman in front of a dilapidated farmhouse and a tractor with an auction sign. The image references ongoing effects of tariffs on agricultural exports and rural economies.
A European-flagged cargo ship laden with export containers sails directly toward a 15 percent iceberg flying the American flag. Bold text above the scene reads TARIFFS RIGHT AHEAD. The image captures rising trade tensions between the European Union and the United States over new tariff measures scheduled for late July 2025.
The image shows a suited figure with distinctive hair and tie suspended beneath a massive dollar sign. The word TARIFFS appears in the upper left. Publication occurred on April 18 2025 during renewed focus on import taxes and their economic ripple effects.
In this April 2025 cartoon, President Donald Trump is depicted at the wheel of a vehicle marked high tariffs, speeding toward a cliff edge labeled Depression of 1930s. Uncle Sam sits in the passenger seat, sweat visible, asking if the route leads to prosperity. The image draws a direct parallel between current tariff policies and the trade barriers of the 1930s that deepened the Great Depression. The visual argument highlights concerns over economic fallout from aggressive import and export duties.
The image depicts a two stage sequence dated April 1 2025. In the first panel an EU figure launches a dollar shaped projectile that the USA figure labeled Trump catches. The second panel shows the EU figure firing multiple flaming dollar symbols from a multi barrel device while the USA figure steps back as one symbol lands nearby. This responds to recent tariff increases on imports from Europe.
The cartoon depicts tariffs as a defeated wrestler on the mat while inflation soars above in a wrestling ring. A figure resembling President Trump lies nearby after the bout. The scene responds to 2025 tariff policies and their economic fallout. Tariffs were imposed on imports earlier in the year. Rising prices followed those measures. The visual shows the policy outcome through the wrestling loss.
On February 4 2025 the image depicts Donald Trump and Xi Jinping as wrestlers hoisting shipping containers labeled US01 and CH81 inside a ring. The banner reads Pro Trade Wrestling. The scene responds to renewed tariff disputes and economic measures between the United States and China.
On February 3 2025 a cartoon depicts President Trump accusing China of stealing intellectual property during a negotiation. The Chinese representative responds by claiming credit for the wheel and demanding royalties from US car makers. The scene captures ongoing tensions over trade practices and historical claims.
On February 2 2025 President Donald Trump announced new tariffs targeting Canadian and Mexican imports. The move immediately raised concerns in Ottawa about economic fallout and strained relations with close neighbors. Cartoonist Graeme MacKay depicts the three nations as floors in one shaky house with Trump fanning flames from below while Canadians react in alarm above.
The June 2018 cartoon by Steve Sack shows President Donald Trump in a submarine periscope view ordering a torpedo fired at a cargo ship labeled TRADE after being told it belongs to an ally. The image responds to Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on Canada, the European Union and other trading partners that month. Those tariffs disrupted longstanding alliances and prompted retaliatory measures while negotiations over NAFTA continued. The visual frames the policy as self-inflicted damage to friendly commerce.
