Tall order

Tall order

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A group of male and female journalists stand outside the White House press room. A sign next to the door has an arrow pointing close to the floor and the words “You Must Be This Tall to Enter (All Others Are Banned)” A woman reporter looks at the sign and says, "Bootlicking height.”

Joe Heller / Copyright 2026 Hellertoon.com

Donald Trump Jr. kisses a giant bag full of Russian money that wears a bridal headdress as a man holding a bible says, “You may now kiss the bribe.”

Nick Anderson / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

Donald Trump has a robot hand on his shoulder as he says, “Even if the so-called AI threat isn’t a hoax, it would be better…for humanity to be destroyed by our beautiful American AI than Chinese AI…”

John Deering / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

Two men are on a stage sitting in chairs. One of them says, “How can we convince people that AI is not a threat to humans?” An angry man in the crowd with a microphone says, “Install a (cuss) shut-off button!!”

Bruce Plante / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon is titled “New Bill of Rights” and depicts Donald Trump smashing CNN, MSNOW, and Politico cameras and microphones with a baseball bat. He says, “You have the right to remain silent.”

Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says “Extraordinary record of success!” as he gestures toward a bookcase. The top shelf strains under the weight of four large albums of vacation photos. The second shelf has a thin book titled, “119th Congress: Complete legislative accomplishments, unabridged edition.”

Paul Duginski / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

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