August 24 editorial cartoons

Sunday's political cartoons include Putin at Donald Trump's circus, gallons of whitewash, and a foldable cartoon

This cartoon depicts Vladimir Putin as a circus ringmaster with a whip and top hat. He has made Donald Trump balance on a ball and says, “Stick around, next I’m going to make rim ride a tricycle.”

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

In this cartoon, Donald Trump pushes a dolly through the Smithsonian that holds three boxes labeled “White Out”. He pushes it past paintings of Abraham Lincoln and an enslaved woman toward a sign that reads “Slavery Exhibit”.

(Image credit: Michael de Adder / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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