Aug. 4 editorial cartoons

Monday's political cartoons include Bigfoot spotted near a rural hospital, and Donald Trump's failure to escape the Jeffrey Epstein scandal

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This editorial cartoon is set outside where two men hide behind a bush. They watch Bigfoot walking toward a hospital with the word “Emergency” written on it. One man says to the other, “Amazing! Bigfoot AND a rural hospital still operating despite GOP Medicaid cuts.”

(Image credit: Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This political cartoon depicts a woman pushing a baby stroller as she walks with a man and a dog. They look up at the sun, which is obscured by smoke. The woman says, “That must be the smoke from Canada!” The man says, “And they already slapped a 35% tariff on it!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump surrounded by dozens of microphones. A dog labeled “Conspiracies” has latched its mouth onto Trump’s backside. Trump says, “We’re putting the Epstein hoax behind us.”

(Image credit: Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts two donkeys looking at a large billboard, which is in the middle of lines that look somewhat like a congressional district. The sign reads, “Future site of White House ballroom.” One donkey says, “Another attempt to carve out a Republican district.”

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

This is a four-panel political cartoon depicting Donald Trump talking to a series of different advisors. It is drawn in a wildly comic style and Trump’s caricature includes him holding a sippy cup. Here are the conversations in each panel. Panel 1: “Sir, the jobs report is bad…” “You’re fired!” Panel 2: “Sir, your name’s in the Epstein files.” “You’re fired!” Panel 3: “Sir, historians say you’re the fattest president since Taft.” “Fired!” Panel 3: “Sir, Stormy wrote, ‘His dinky is like a frightened shriveled mushroom on a cold winter day.’ I’ll see myself out.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This is a five-panel cartoon with four small panels across the top and a large one at the bottom. In the top four panels a man is reading from a computer screen and thinking to himself the following: “A hundred and fifty-thousand federal workers…being paid to stay home…very efficient..Thanks Elon!” In the bottom panel, the man thinks “Wonder if they’re taking nominations” as he looks at a board with photos of Trump advisors including RFK Jr., Pete Hegseth, Linda McMahon, Stephen Miller, and others.

(Image credit: Joel Pett / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This editorial cartoon takes place at a cocktail party. An attractive woman holds a martini class while she talks to a man who is partly inside a box that looks like a podcaster’s studio. The man wears headphones and speaks into a microphone as he gestures to the woman. In the background, two other people watch the scene and one says to the other, “Oh, he’s some Substack guy!”

(Image credit: Randall Enos / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts FEMA rescuing people from the Texas floods. One FEMA agent carries a dog, a swaddled child, and a young boy. The other carries a large man in a cowboy hat and a shirt that reads, “Get government off my back!”

(Image credit: David Horsey / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon depicts Bibi Netanyahu standing next to a starving child and the ruins of Gaze. Bibi says, “Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon is titled “Texas REDistricting” It depicts the outline of Texas and a red Sharpie pen. Donald Trump has signed his name on the state with the pen.

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

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