July 15 editorial cartoons

Tuesday's political cartoons include the dangers of a deficit, Putin shooting fish in a barrel, Kermit the Frog, and Barack Obama's message to Democrats

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This political cartoon is titled “How the Dinosaurs Went Extinct.” It’s set outside. A dinosaur labeled “U.S. Deficit” is smiling and looking up at a fiery comet about to crash into Earth. The dinosaur says, “Hooray! More tax cuts for the rich!”

(Image credit: Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This editorial cartoon features Vladimir Putin armed with a shotgun and standing on a ladder. He's next to a barrel labeled “Ukrainian Civilians.” Putin is speaking into a phone and says, “Peace talks? Tell them I’ve gone fishing.”

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

This cartoon depicts a donkey laying on the ground in a fetal position and sucking its thumb. There’s a banner behind the donkey that says “Democratic Party 2026” that looks limp and has partially fallen off the wall. Barack Obama stands next to the donkey with a pleading look on his face and says, “C’mon, man!”

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

This cartoon is titled “Extra Baggage” and is set inside an airport. It shows new FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford headed to his confirmation hearings while he drags a giant suitcase behind him. The suitcase holds a large bag of money and a man in a suit drawn to look like a fat-cat lobbyist. The lobbyist holds a paper that reads, “Profit over safety." There is a discarded piece of paper that reads “pilot training.”

(Image credit: Adam Zyglis / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This editorial cartoon is set outside where two men sit on a park bench. One man, red-faced and angry, is reading a newspaper. The other man looks surprised. The man reading the newspaper says, “Nowadays, how would we get by without words like” and then a bunch of symbols to represent cuss words.

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

This is an editorial cartoon drawn to resemble the “Don’t Tread on Me” snake image. However, this cartoon is titled “Don’t Cover Me” and the snake wears a red MAGA hat and is coiled around a broken pole labeled “Medicaid.”

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

This cartoon depicts a grumpy Donald Trump at his desk in the oval office. He’s picking petals off a flower while he says, “Putin wants peace, he doesn’t, he does, he doesn’t.”

(Image credit: Gatis Šlūka / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This editorial cartoon takes place in a Senate hearing room where Kermit the Frog is testifying. Kermit is behind a microphone and has a nameplate that reads “Mr. Frog.” A senator says, “Your liberal bias is evident, Kermit! If not true, then why do you sing songs about ‘being green’?”

(Image credit: Jonathan Brown / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon takes place outside in a field near a sign that reads “American Farms.” The field is filled with ICE agents in black picking fruits and vegetables. One of them says, “I guess we should’ve seen this coming!”

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

This is a two-panel cartoon. In the left Panel, Donald Trump speaks to Vladimir Putin and says, “Stop bombing Ukraine!” In the right panel, Trump speaks to a man in a red MAGA hat and says, “And stop talking about Epstein!”

(Image credit: Chip Bok / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

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