The cartoon shows Donald Trump rendered as a submarine firing torpedoes while underwater. Speech bubbles reference ending TPS protections for Haiti and Syria. A second figure responds with Aye Aye, Dr. Evil. The image responds to a June 2026 Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status for nationals of Haiti and Syria.
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.
