5 snappily written cartoons about vanishing food stamp benefits

Artists take on SNAP recipients, Halloween generosity, and more

This political cartoon is titled “When you’re just barely hanging on… and then…” It depicts a woman and a man hanging onto a high tree branch that has just snapped, indicated by the word “SNAP” The woman carries a baby in a baby bjorn and the man wears a T-shirt that reads “Snap recipients.”

(Image credit: Dave Whamond / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is drawn in a muted, somber style and is titled, “The house that turns off the lights on Halloween.” A body lies outside the White House and is labeled “Snap recipients.” It points at a window where Donald Trump looms.

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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