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Donald Trump cleans Reflecting Pool
DONALD TRUMP CLEANS REFLECTING POOL by Taylor Jones, politicalcartoons.com
Oct
26
2025
Trump Is The Swamp
Malcolm McGookin, CagleCartoons.com
Jun
10
2025
Trump’s Parade
TRUMP’S PARADE by Pat Bagley, politicalcartoons.com
Musk Kills Goose that Lays Golden Eggs
MUSK KILLS GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGGS by Pat Bagley, politicalcartoons.com
DOGE Incineration Therapy Targets Social Security Administration
RJ Matson, Portland, ME
The cartoon depicts a figure resembling Elon Musk in a lab coat pushing a gurney labeled Social Security Administration into a large machine marked DOGE Incineration Therapy. A chainsaw branded Elon Musk rests on the floor. Posters promote early detection of waste and frame corruption as a cancer requiring aggressive treatment. The caption reads Trust Me This Is Way More Efficient Than A Chainsaw. The scene references the Department of Government Efficiency efforts active in early 2025 to reduce federal spending and address perceived fraud in entitlement programs.
Musk War on Waste and Fraud and the Opposition
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
Mar
29
2025
Man skips complaint call over pending benefits payment
DOGE IS FINDING FRAUD by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
A man in a green shirt and cap declares the government needs no help from Elon Musk and DOGE. A woman holding a vacuum suggests calling the White House. The man replies he must first cash Spot's social security check. The scene shows a dog resting on a blue couch. The exchange occurs in a living room setting with speech bubbles linking the dialogue.
Mar
26
2025
DOGE representative questions elderly woman in wheelchair near cliff edge
GRANNY OVER THE CLIFF by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
A man wearing a DOGE shirt pushes an elderly woman in a wheelchair marked social security toward a cliff edge. He asks which category she fits among waste fraud or abuse. The scene reflects ongoing 2025 debates over government spending reductions led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Social security programs face scrutiny for potential cuts and office closures. The image highlights tensions between efficiency claims and impacts on beneficiaries.
DOGE firing the astronauts
DOGE FIRING THE ASTRONAUTS by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
DOGE Waste Findings Fuel Taxpayer Fury in McCoy Cartoon
DOGE REVEALS TAXPAYER ANGER by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon shows a man seated on a couch with a coffee cup balanced on his head, glaring at a television screen displaying news about billions in taxpayer money. A woman standing nearby remarks that DOGE's uncovering of waste, fraud and abuse allows her to use the man's head to boil water. A second man stands behind them with a surprised expression. The scene responds to the Department of Government Efficiency's recent examinations of federal programs under the Trump administration in early 2025.
Mar
3
2025
MAGA National Parks
MAGA NATIONAL PARKS by Pat Bagley, politicalcartoons.com
Mar
3
2025
Trump and Musk in Cybertruck Headed Off Cliff
DONALD AND ELON by Taylor Jones, politicalcartoons.com
On March 3 2025 Taylor Jones depicts Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a Cybertruck soaring off a desert cliff in a Thelma and Louise style scene. Musk waves from the passenger side asking how his driving is while a red MAGA hat tumbles away. The image references their roles in federal workforce reductions and the Department of Government Efficiency.
Cat Abiding By Elon's Accountability Rule
CAT ABIDING BY ELON'S ACCOUNTABILITY RULE by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
Musk's Power To Save Us Money
MUSK'S POWER TO SAVE US MONEY by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
Feb
20
2025
DOGE Efficiency Drive Draws Graveyard Complaints Over Benefits and Rights
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
The cartoon by Dick Wright depicts a cemetery where tombstones complain about DOGE cutting social security benefits and questions voting rights. It responds to the 2025 launch of the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk to reduce federal waste and spending under the Trump administration.
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