On April 15 2025 cartoonist Dave Whamond shows Chinese leader Xi Jinping facing US President Donald Trump across a card table. Trump declares he will fold because he lacks the cards. Xi responds that the contest is actually chess. The image references the continuing US China trade conflict including tariffs and critical mineral exports. Xi appears confident while Trump looks defeated from behind.
Donald Trump stands on a cliff marked tariffs and holds a red tie labeled fair trade that suspends Xi Jinping over the edge. The scene responds to April 2025 US-China trade tensions involving new tariff measures.
Harley Schwadron's cartoon captures Trump in a suit, arm raised, pointing to a stocks chart showing a sharp decline, with the label 'STOCKS' and a downward line. An older woman points a stick at him, perhaps in a briefing room with a Capitol building visible through the window. The caption reads, 'My TARIFFS WILL MOVE THE WORLD IN A NEW DIRECTION!!' Tags like Trump, tariffs, stocks, stock dive, president, money, wealth, crash underscore the satire on trade policies tanking markets. The small cabinet and scattered dots on the floor add to the simple, indoor setting.
