Ten editorial cartoons for August 29

Friday’s political cartoons include a modest NRA proposal, Smithsonian revised, and the difference between Donald Trump and Abraham Lincoln's hats

In this cartoon, a man in a suit with an “NRA” button points to a screen that displays a large submarine-style sandwich. He says, “We propose an assault sandwich ban.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon depicts a man, woman, and child looking at a slavery exhibit at the Smithsonian. The exhibit includes ankle cuffs, a whip, a hangman’s noose, an illustration of a slave boat, a barrel filled with cotton and a stockade.. The man says, “According to this the south didn’t have slaves, just 4 million unpaid interns.”

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

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