Playing with fire

Playing with fire

Self-immolation, runaway inflation, and more

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This cartoon depicts Donald Trump pouring gasoline on himself from a container labeled “WAR” as a fire burns around him. He yells, “Help, NATO!!”

Milt Priggee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A man walks down a sidewalk past a bookstore in this cartoon. A book with legs runs out of the bookstore and is titled, “Runaway inflation is here.”

Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon is titled "His Dark Moment of Reckoning." A sad Donald Trump stares out a window and thinks to himself, “The billions we’re spending on this stupid war…could have been used for my ballroom.”

Peter Kuper / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon depicts a “Big Tech” leprechaun sitting on a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. The rainbow is labeled “Data Center Hype” and the pot of gold is “Local Revenue.” The leprechaun speaks to a man nearby and says, “Aye!! And you’ll need it to pay your power bill!”

John Cole / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump next to two people covering their noses, as if they are smelling something terrible. One of the people says, “What gas shortage?!!” Behind Trump are clouds of putrid gas that read, “Glad He’s Dead” “Death to Dems!” “Biden’s Fault!” “Two Weeks” “Mission Accomplished" “Hormuz! Help!!!” “$200B Iran War” and “NATO cowards.”

Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon is set at the counter of a video games store. The salesperson speaks to a young man buying a video game and says, “I’ll have to see some I.D.” The boy responds, “ID? That’s voter suppression.”

Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate

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This cartoon depicts Donald Trump and Joe Biden as Laurel and Hardy as Iran burns behind them. Trump, as Laurel, says “Well that’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into, Joe!” Biden responds, “C’mon, man!”

Dave Whamond / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.