Elon Musk departs the White House | June 2 editorial cartoons

Monday's political cartoons include Elon Musk's next project, the Democratic party's efforts to win more male votes, and Donald Trump's taco order.

This political cartoon is set in a doctor’s office with a middle-aged man sitting on a medical table speaking to his male doctor. The male patient looks confused and says to the doctor, “I’m dizzy. I’m nauseous, my head is spinning and I feel like I have vertigo.” The doctor responds, “How long have you been a U.S. trade representative?”

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

This cartoon takes place outside and is dominated by burning Cybertruck, engulfed in flames and smoke. Elon Musk is here, he carries an overstuffed bag labeled “Stolen Data” and another bag labeled with question marks. Musk points at the burning Cybertruck and speaks to a man and a woman. He says, “Ooh! Look over there!! My work here is finished. I’ll just show myself out…”

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This political cartoon depicts a grumpy-looking Donald Trump sitting atop the scales of justice. The left side of the scale holds bags filled with cash. The right side is filled with pardons. A series of men in prison clothes are putting money on one side of the scale and then getting a pardon from the other.

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This is a zanily-drawn political cartoon that is titled “Elon quits Washington to spend more time with his babies.” It depicts a wild-eyed Elon Musk with planets and stars floating around his head chasing after drugs that have been drawn with human arms and legs. Musk says “Come to daddy…” as he runs after a bottle of ketamine, a circular ecstasy pill, a capsule labeled “Adderall” and a magic mushroom.

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This political cartoon is set outside and shows a "Democratic Party Male Recruitment Booth." An attractive woman with long hair stands behind the counter of the booth, which displays items like "Cuban Cigars," "ammo," and a T-shirt with a "D" for Democrat in a camouflage pattern. Other offerings include "Free F-150 tune-ups," "Free Beer," and "Free Scotch." Two televisions hang from a pole, advertising "WWE" and "MMA." On the right, a man in a red hat and plaid shirt stands by a grill, looking pensive as the woman dangles a steak attached to a fishing pole.

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon features Donald Trump dressed as a clown in a fast-food restaurant named “TACO HELL.” Behind the counter, a fast-food worker holds a flaccid-looking taco in a soft shell and asks, "Who is the soft taco?" Trump responds, “That’s me!”

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

This political cartoon depicts Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping looking at a floating hard-shell taco that says only “!!!!!” Xi says to Putin, “I’m not particularly concerned about it. It’s mostly full of beans.”

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

This political cartoon is set outside the White House. A white construction van is parked between two orange cones, as if it is at the White House to do work. The van has "Congressional Trade Authority Restoration Team" written on its side, along with "Judiciary" and a website address "WWW.U.S.CONSTITUTION."

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

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