August 20 editorial cartoons

Wednesday's political cartoons include NATO leadership, Putin's views on mail-in voting, and Donald Trump's National Guard deployments

This cartoon depicts leaders of NATO countries and Volodymyr Zelenskyy trying to push a reluctant Donald Trump atop a crumbling pedestal labeled “U.S. Leadership”. One carries an American flag that is torn and tattered.

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This political cartoon depicts Vladimir Putin and the Chick-fil-A cow mascot. The Chick-fil-A cow holds its usual sign, which reads “Eat More Chikin”. Putin holds a sign that reads, “Ban Mail-In Voting— Putin.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

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