August 27 editorial cartoons | The Week

published 27 August 2025

In this political cartoon, Donald Trump is at the Smithsonian Museum. He says &ldquo;Fixed it.&rdquo; as he draws a smiley-face on the hood of a Ku Klux Klansman exhibit.

This cartoon depicts a TV reporter on an American street, dressed in a helmet and vest as if he is in a war zone. He says, &ldquo;With no cease-fire or peace agreement in sight, this war will continue to rage on. Reporting live from Market Basket.&rdquo;

This cartoon is titled &ldquo;Alaska 2025&rdquo;. It depicts Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shaking hands. Putin says, &ldquo;Great catching up but I have to run&hellip;Got a big drone and missile strike coming up on innocent civilians.&rdquo; Trump responds, &ldquo;Reminds me&hellip;I&rsquo;ve got a big Patriot anti-missile system deal coming up for them. Great seeing you..safe travels!&rdquo;

This six-panel cartoon begins with Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump pointing at each other as both say &quot;THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!&quot; In the top middle panel, Newsom says, &quot;Hey, tangerine jowls! Have you caught my 'X' posts recently? I'm already out of exclamation points &amp; 'quotation marks'!!!!!!&quot; Trump responds, &ldquo;Sad! They&rsquo;re terrible so-called Governor Gabbin Newscum!&rdquo;The top right panel shows Newsom yelling, &ldquo;Call me 'Daddy,' you so-called 'golfer'!!! Thanks for the 'rent-free' apartment in your head!!! #Slumlord.&quot; Trump says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a real estate mogul (bankruptcies). Why are you doing this???!! #snowflake)&rdquo;The bottom left panel shows Newsom saying, &quot;Because you do it, and now I can 'stop' doing the podcast. 'Orange Julius Caesar'!!! Plus I really lit up 'MAGA'!!! #F*** your feelings!!!&quot; Trump wears a &ldquo;MAGA&rdquo; crown and says, &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll never write better posts! I&rsquo;m the king &mdash; literally. Want 2,000 troops in San Francisco?&rdquo;In the bottom middle pane, Newsom says &ldquo;Only to help the Giants offense! And literally is my favorite word, said often by your favorite governor!&rdquo; Trump responds, &quot;I'll redistrict you to the new 'Alcatraz' congressional seat!!! #Sharks.&quot; In the bottom right panel, Arnold Schwarzenegger appears and yells, &quot;STOP THE CAPS! I'M GOING BACK TO 1789!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&quot; In the background, Newsome says, &quot;#He'smadagain!!!&quot; and Trump says &quot;#What's 1789?&quot;

This cartoon takes place in a confessional. At right a priest is wildly laughing and his hat flies off. At right, Donald Trump has just said, &ldquo;I want to try and get to heaven.&rdquo;

This cartoon begins with the old Cracker Barrel logo at left under the headline “The Old Barrell.” The new logo is in the middle under the heading “The New Barrell”. Two angry people are at right yelling about the “Logo rebrand” and are labeled “Both Barrels”.

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

This editorial cartoon is titled &ldquo;The Celebrity Apprentice&rdquo;. It depicts a shady-looking Ghislaine Maxwell in prison reading from a book titled &ldquo;Script&rdquo;.

This cartoon depicts four solemn-looking members of the press in Gaza looking down at the cloth-covered body of a slain journalist. At right is a quote that reads, &ldquo;When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime you are being ruled by criminals &mdash; Edward Snowdon&mdash;&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts a giant slot machine named &ldquo;Win the Peace&rdquo; that is covered with images of war, including explosions and skulls. It also has the American, Russian, and Ukrainian flags. The reels have images of Vladimir Putin, a dove, and Donald Trump. Volodymyr Zelenskyy hangs from the handle trying to spin the reels.

This cartoon shows Winnie the Pooh and Piglet holding hands as they walk through a lovely forest at sunset. Pooh says, &ldquo;Well, Piglet, I can&rsquo;t believe summer is almost over!&rdquo; Piglet responds, &ldquo;Well, Pooh, I can&rsquo;t believe democracy is almost over!&rdquo;

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