The cartoon by Michael de Adder depicts a Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago where food stamps are shredded instead of confetti. It responds to ongoing debates over SNAP funding and cuts proposed by Republican leaders including Donald Trump. The visual uses the iconic novel's excess to highlight perceived indifference to low-income Americans reliant on nutrition assistance.
The cartoon by John Cole depicts former President Donald Trump pulling a ribbon labeled Big Beautiful Bill that strikes a man wearing a Food Stamp cap and clutching a Food Mart bag. The large orange text SNAP! emphasizes the sudden impact. Published June 8 2025 the work responds to ongoing Republican efforts in Congress to reduce funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as part of broader tax and spending legislation. The visual metaphor illustrates critics' concerns that such cuts will increase hunger among low-income Americans while benefiting other priorities.
The image shows a large elephant with a man labeled DeSantis standing atop it and addressing a speech bubble that reads hungry children in Florida where. Two small children sit below with an empty bowl near the elephant's foot. The scene addresses Florida policy on federal nutrition aid for low income families as of mid 2024. DeSantis has publicly questioned the extent of child hunger in the state amid ongoing disputes over assistance programs. The visual uses the elephant as a stand in for Republican positions on the matter.
