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July 18 editorial cartoons

Friday's political cartoons include Donald Trump desperately trying to avoid the Jeffrey Epstein story while JD Vance and Elon Musk say the loud part silently

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published 18 July 2025

This editorial cartoon depicts a smug-looking Donald Trump in the foreground.. Two other men in suits are in the background. Trump says, “Why is everyone still focused on Jeffrey Epstein? It’s a MINOR issue!” A man in the background face-palms and says, “Yes that’s the problem” and the other man says “Unfortunate choice of words.”

This cartoon is set in a field on a farm. There is a farmer here handing an empty basket to a man. The farmer says, “We can’t find farm workers, so everything is pick your own. I recommend the soy beans.”

This editorial cartoon shows Donald Trump and another man in silhouette, watching an explosion from a balcony. Trump says, “Bet this will distract them from the Epstein files!”

This is a three-panel political cartoon titled "The THREE 'R's' of EDUCATION.” The first panel, "Remove Reading," shows an angry crowd in MAGA hats with signs reading "BAN BOOKS" and books into a trash can. The second panel says "Revile Writing," and features a man labeled "IVY LEAGUE" being pointed at by several hands, with speech bubbles saying "Anti-semitic!", "Woke!", and "brain-washing our kids!" The third panel, "Eradicate Arithmetic," shows Donald Trump driving a yellow excavator, demolishing a building labeled "DEPT OF EDU," while a speech bubble above him says, "I love the poorly educated."

This cartoon is titled “Saying the Loud Part Silently.” JD Vance and Elon Musk are watching a man speak at a conference. A large screen behind the man is labeled “NATALISM” and shows a bunch of sperm swimming toward a model of Earth. Vance and Musk think to themselves, “More Christian Babies! More White Babies!”

This comically-drawn cartoon features Donald Trump in a military tank outside the Department of Education building. The tank flies a Confederate Flag, and a flag looking sort of like a Nazi flag. Trump holds a sippy cup and a piece of paper that reads, “Grok gets $200M military contract.” Trump speaks to a robot near him, “Grok! Take out the Education Department!” The robot salutes and says, “Heil Hitler!”

This cartoon is titled “Allegation Alcatraz…” It shows the White House alone on a rocky island, surrounded by waters filled with alligators labeled “Epstein Case”. A voice from the White House asks, “...Are they gone yet?”

This cartoon takes place in the office of a male financial advisor. He sits at his desk speaking to an older woman sitting in a chair. He points to a board behind him on which is written, “Greed, Gluttony, Pride, Envy, Lust, Anger, Sloth” and says to the woman, “As you can see, our funds are diversified.”

This cartoon depicts Earth as the yolk part of a fried egg. The white part of the egg looks normal, but the yolk is deep red, as if it’s drastically overheating.

This cartoon is titled “We Don’t Need No Education.” Donald Trump is pictured as a worm who has eaten through and befouled an apple titled “Dept. of Education” Trump says, “URP.”

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