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Iran Flag Cat Knocks Over Fragile Truce Vase
Margolis/Cox, PoliticalCartoons.com
A black cat marked with the Iranian flag perches on a wooden desk and swats a vase labeled TRUCE to the floor. A mantel clock sits nearby as the fragile vessel tips over, capturing a moment of diplomatic disruption tied to recent Middle East developments around the July 2026 publication date.
FIFA Leader Drinks Coins on Field Amid Hydration Rule
FIFA INTRODUCES MANDATORY HYDRATION BREAKS by Bart van Leeuwen, politicalcartoons.com
The image shows the FIFA president on a soccer field drinking from a bottle filled with gold coins that spill onto the grass beside a soccer ball. Stadium seating fills the background with a blue FIFA sign visible. Large white text labels the scene as a hydration break.
Jun
17
2026
Trump shields Netanyahu eye as Nasrallah snaps photo
THE PEACE AGREEMENT by Becs, politicalcartoons.com
The image depicts Donald Trump extending an arm to cover Benjamin Netanyahu eye while Hassan Nasrallah holds a camera and takes a photo. The title reads The Peace Agreement. Netanyahu appears distressed with one eye obscured. The drawing responds to discussions around Middle East diplomacy involving these leaders in mid 2026.
Musk Steamrolls Tesla Value While Running DOGE
MUSK FLATTENS TESLA VALUE by John Cole, politicalcartoons.com
On May 27 2025 John Cole depicts Elon Musk at the controls of a yellow steamroller labeled DOGE ROLLER. The machine crushes documents marked Tesla Stock Value and Cybertruck. Musk appears surprised as sparks and debris fly from the flattened papers.
May
20
2025
Oversized legislation presses down on small business foundations
BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
A political cartoon dated May 20 2025 depicts large block letters spelling Big Beautiful Bill resting on sandy ground and pressing down on the words Small Business. Red lines and the word Crunch appear beside the structure. The image aligns with ongoing congressional debates over tax legislation pushed by House Republicans and urged by Trump that includes cuts to Medicaid and additions to the deficit through adjustments in tax rates and deductions.
Trump and Xi Saw Through Tariff Logs Amid Trade Tensions
Arcadio Esquivel, Costa Rica
On May 12 2025 the cartoon depicts Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sawing through logs marked as tariffs. Large clubs also labeled tariffs arc through the air above them. The scene responds to ongoing US China tariff negotiations and trade friction active in early 2025.
The POTUS Who Cried Tariff: Trump's Repeat Threats Fall Flat
REPEAT TRUMP TARIFF THREATS BECOME INEFFECTIVE by Graeme MacKay, politicalcartoons.com
Graeme MacKay's cartoon reimagines Aesop's fable as 'The POTUS Who Cried TARIFF,' with Donald Trump's exaggerated face shouting on a fiery book cover. Representatives from USA, Mexico, and Canada sit at a table, showing exasperation with speech bubbles like 'Good Grief not him again!' and 'Ugh Repeat flare-up?' The tags USA, Mexico, Canada, trade, diplomacy, tariff, Donald Trump, USMCA, NAFTA, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Aesop, and fable underscore the satire on repeat threats becoming ineffective. This visual pokes at how constant warnings lose impact in international relations.
Jul
30
2024
Triggered by Weird
TRIGGERED BY WEIRD by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
Jul
27
2020
Trump struggles to repeat resign words in cognitive test
REPEAT AFTER ME by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
On July 27 2020 Donald Trump faces a doctor administering a cognitive exam. The president recites person woman man camera tv. The physician then asks him to repeat a new sequence that includes his name followed by hereby resign. The exchange occurs as pandemic conditions and election polls shift against the incumbent.
Jan
28
2019
Maduro Clings to Power as Venezuela Sinks in Political Cartoon
MADURO CAPTAIN by Arend van Dam, politicalcartoons.com
Arend van Dam's 2019 cartoon captures the Venezuela crisis with a sinking ship named Venezuela, a man in a sash shouting 'I am your captain' from the top, while figures cling to the tilting deck and others flail in the water. The image uses the tags Venezuela, Maduro, dictator, interim president, Juan Guaidó, national assembly to highlight the political turmoil. The ship's bow points upward, with a periscope-like structure in flag colors, emphasizing the obvious metaphor of a nation going under. People on the deck hold on desperately, and swimmers raise arms, all drawn in simple lines against a blue sky and green sea. This straightforward satire avoids subtlety, making the leadership failure clear without added context.
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