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Tuesday's political cartoons include RFK Jr. and the CDC, Elon Musk's DOGE exit, and Donald Trump versus academic freedom

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(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump with a chainsaw standing atop a decapitated “Thinker” statue labeled “Academic Freedom.” The head of the statue is upside down on the ground and looks distressed. Trump says, “Winning!”

(Image credit: Scott Stantis / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon shows the porte cochere entrance to the White House. There are two entrances. One has a sign that reads “Regular admission” and is at the end of a long, roped-off line meant to hold many people. The other entrance is labeled with a gold sign that reads “Gold Pass” and is the quickest entry to the White House.

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

This political cartoon references David vs. Goliath. A small man with a “Ukraine” toga throws a drone at the Goliath character, which is a giant, bearded warrior labeled “Russia.”

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

This political cartoon depicts six drones flying out of a flatbed truck. The truck has a sign on the door that reads, “To: Russia” and has “Trojan House Drone Attack” written on the side. At the top of the cartoon, is a label that reads: “Q: Does Ukraine hold any cards against Russian aggression?” At bottom is the answer, which reads, “A: A full house.”

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

This cartoon is dominated by a large jet airplane with the words “Ice Air. Mass deportations. No due process” written on the side. At right, Donald Trump stands in front of the Statue of Liberty, who has a suitcase with her. Lady Liberty says, “Give me a seat.”

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

This political cartoon is titled "Cut and Run." It is long, so this Alt Text will be long too. It has six panels and is a story of Elon Musk and DOGE. In the first panel, Musk holds a large red chainsaw labeled "DOGE" with text on the chainsaw saying "THIS MACHINE KILLS U.S. A.I.D." Elon says, "My work here is done." In the second panel, Elon Musk walks away from the White House, saying, "My fellow South Africans Americans I am outta here!" The third panel is titled “Just not feeling it nowadays. I’m losing money. Not having fun starving third world kids anymore." It also shows an explosion with a rocket labeled "DOGE" and the text "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" pointing to the rocket and to Donald Trump, who says, “I wish Elon well.” The fourth panel shows Elon Musk surrounded my dozens of children saying, "...plus my kids miss me." The children are labeled "A-F," "G-S," and "T-Z." The fifth panel shows a Cybertruck exploding, with Elon Musk watching from afar. He says, "I'm going to focus on Tesla...from a safe distance." The final panel shows Elon surrounded by falling money and he says, "...and spend more time with my family...Benjamin, Ulysses, Andrew, Alexander, Abe, and George."

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

This is a two-panel political cartoon showing a donkey in a suit talking to a pair of young men. In the top panel, the donkey says, "We're spending twenty million dollars to find out how to use the syntax of younger men." The donkey continues to speak in the bottom panel, and says "We're the new democrats!" One of the young men responds, "Well, you waste money just like the old democrats."

(Image credit: Steve Kelley / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon takes place in a psychiatrist’s office. A male patient is on the couch speaking with a female therapist. The patient is dressed in a MAGA hat, a T-shirt with Donald Trump on the front, and a pair of American flag pants. He says to the therapist, “I have persistent relationship difficulties and I can’t for the life of me understand why.”

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

This cartoon is set in a barroom where two men are talking. A bartender looks on. One man says, “Congress is going to subpoena everyone who knew about Biden’s decline.” The other man responds, “You mean like the entire planet?”

(Image credit: Dana Summers / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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