July 4 editorial cartoons

Friday’s political cartoons include the danger of talking politics at a family picnic, and disappearing Medicaid entitlements

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This cartoon takes place in the emergency room where six people are waiting for treatment. One man is heavily bandaged. Another man points at him and says, “He talked politics at his family picnic.”

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

In this political cartoon, an elderly woman sits in a chair watching television. The screen on the TV reads, “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your entitlements have gone?”

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

In this cartoon, a frightened-looking elephant in a suit is riding a firework rocket named “One Big Beautiful bill.” The rocket trails a long plume of smoke that is twisted in circles, showing it has gone on a long, harrowing journey.

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

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