5 hilariously slippery cartoons about Trump’s grab for Venezuelan oil

Artists take on a big threat, the FIFA Peace Prize, and more

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This cartoon is dominated by the image of a giant, angry Donald Trump standing atop the globe. A small-looking Caracas is at his feet, burning as helicopters hover over it. Trump holds Nicolas Maduro in his hand and screams, “You should have given me my Nobel Peace Prize!”

(Image credit: Patrick Chappatte / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon has two panels. The left side is labeled "FIFA Peace Prize" and shows a trophy with Earth held by three hands. The right side is labeled "Trump Grab-a-Piece Prize" and shows oil-soaked hands grabbing a barrel of oil.

(Image credit: Nick Anderson / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon is titled “It Was Always About the Drugs.” Donald Trump is on his hands and knees with a cylinder tube in his nose. He’s snorting oil from a large pool of dark liquid named “Venezuelan Oil.”

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon depicts Donald Trump speaking at a rally. He shouts, "They stole our oil!" and the cartoonist has drawn it so it looks like the words are coming from his rear end. A man in the crowd with a MAGA hat and TRUMP shirt looks confused and says, "Wait...How did OUR oil end up under THEIR country?!!"

(Image credit: Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A caricature of Donald Trump holds a rolled-up $100 bill that he uses to snort lines of oil that comes from a bottle labeled “Venezuelan Heavy Crude.” He says, “With the capture of Maduro, we have stopped the flow of cocaine into our country…”

(Image credit: Taylor Jones / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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