On September 2 2025 Pat Bagley depicts Donald Trump insisting the world laughs at the United States while Indian Prime Minister Modi, Chinese President Xi and Russian President Putin visibly mock him. The cartoon highlights Trump's use of the royal we amid ongoing tariff disputes and diplomatic friction with those nations.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stands beside a U-Haul trailer in a desert area on June 26 2025. He speaks into a phone requesting more rental time. The trailer displays a mushroom cloud image. Floating atomic symbols appear overhead. The scene references ongoing nuclear fuel enrichment issues at Fordo.
The image depicts Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu seated back-to-back with a blindfolded hostage figure, both bound to an office chair with ropes. Netanyahu focuses on his phone as signs label the figures Israeli PM and Israeli Hostages, commenting on the ongoing hostage exchange negotiations and Gaza truce efforts active in early 2025.
An elderly couple watches television as the woman suggests Canada as the new 51st state would improve politeness across America. The scene references ongoing trade disputes and tariff threats from President Donald Trump toward Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The cartoon captures public discussion of closer US Canada ties through annexation humor. It ties directly to recent tariff announcements and cross border relations as of February 2025. The visual uses the couple's living room setting to frame the political premise without additional symbols.
