Timing is everything

Timing is everything

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A man puts gas into his car at a gas station and speaks to his female companion. He says, “If you time it just right you can fill your tank in the few minutes between when Trump says the war is over and when the bombing starts again.”

Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

Donald Trump speaks to a male construction worker who holds a sledgehammer. A wrecking ball is in the background. Trump points to a building with columns labeled from left to right, Executive, Judiciary, Legislative, and Media. Trump says, “While you’re at it, take those last three columns down, too.”

Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

Donald Trump speaks to two men in military uniforms on the left side of this two-panel cartoon. He says, “Generals, if Iran assassinates me, I want you to..” A general responds, “Decimate and destroy them, sir?” In the right panel, the screen on Trump’s desk is showing a movie called “Naughty Lolitas” with Jeffrey Epstein chasing a girl. Trump says, “That.. and delete my search history.”

Clay Jones / Copyright 2026 Claytoonz

This cartoon is titled “The 20-minute conversation…” It depicts a dark-skinned male doctor in a hallway and a dark-skinned nurse in Mitch McConnell’s hospital room. Mitch McConnell is in a hospital bed with dozens of tubes coming out of an oxygen mask and looks in dire straits. The nurse holds a phone, from which a voice says, “Hey, Mitch! John Thune! How goes?”

Jack Ohman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

This cartoon depicts Graham Platner in a destroyed car, with the wheels off and trailing wreckage behind it somewhere on a tree-lined road in Maine. He speaks into a phone and says, “But I want to pick my replacement…” A voice on the phone responds, “No means no.”

Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump falling off a cliff as two buzzards sit on a branch and watch. The words on top of the image read, “Q: Was the Iran war a major foreign policy misstep?” One of the buzzards says, “What’s Farsi for ‘Yes’?”

Steve Breen / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

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