The Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin phone call | May 20 editorial cartoons

Tuesday's political cartoons include Keir Starmer and the EU, Donald Trump's diversion plane, The Trump-Putin phone call, and Joe Biden's diagnosis.

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A political cartoon depicts a large tree representing the "EU" (European Union). A thick branch labeled "UK" has been cut from the main trunk and fashioned into a swing. Keir Starmer is sitting on this swing, appearing to be enjoying himself, with his feet lifted as if in motion.

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

This cartoon depicts a jumbo jet flying over Washington DC. Instead of "Air Force One" written on the side, it reads "Unindicted Snakes of Trump." A voice from inside the plane says, "The incompetence is working brilliantly. Hardly anyone is noticing the corruption."

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

A man and woman are at lower right looking at a series of three television screens. The screens are labeled "GAZA" "UKRAINE" and "USA" The Gaza and Ukraine screens depict bombs exploding around women and children. The USA screen shows children cowering, afraid of a man carrying a black gun. The man says to the woman, "These people. They're giving me massacre fatigue!"

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

A political cartoon depicts a graduation ceremony. A male speaker, wearing a cap and gown, stands at a podium addressing an audience of graduates whose backs are to the viewer, also wearing caps and gowns. The speaker has two speech bubbles. The first, on the left, says, "As you, the graduates of the Class of 2025 go forth, remember to question authority!" The second, on the right, says, "Just try not to be deported to a hell hole prison in El Salvador."

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

A two-panel editorial cartoon features a female doctor, identified by the "National Institutes of Health" logo on her lab coat. In the left panel, she holds a newspaper with the headline "BIDEN CANCER" and confidently states, "THANKFULLY OUR WORK CAN EXTEND LIFE." In the right panel, she holds a newspaper with the headline "GRANTS, STAFF CUTS." Her expression is now concerned, and she adds, "FOR A WHILE."

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

A two-panel political cartoon features a split image. In the left panel, President Donald Trump is shown on the phone, looking distraught. In the right panel, Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a red phone, leaning over a map with red arrows indicating movement, also looking distressed. Putin's speech bubble exclaims, "FORGET UKRAINE! WE LOST THE BATTLE OF ROMANIA!"

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

The top panel of this two-panel cartoon shows a smiling man in a red "MAGA" hat and a smiling woman, both holding up the American flag, with the man exclaiming, "I LOVE AMERICA!" Above them, text questions, "E PLURIBUS UNUM?" The bottom panel shows the same man and woman in a tug-of-war, pulling on a tattered, rope-like American flag, with the man grimacing and the woman scowling. Text between them reads, "IT'S OTHER AMERICANS I DESPISE!"

(Image credit: David Horsey / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This two-panel political cartoon shows President Joe Biden in the left panel, wearing sunglasses and a suit, with a speech bubble saying, "I HAVE CANCER..." In the right panel, a Democratic donkey character is shown jumping in front of a blue banner that reads "BIDEN 2028," with a speech bubble exclaiming, "FAKE NEWS!"

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

An editorial cartoon depicts a cute yellow puppy labeled "MAINSTREAM Media" just after it has urinated on a pile of newspapers titled "ACTUAL JOURNALISM."

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

This is a nine-panel political cartoon. The first seven panels show two elephant caricatures in suits, emphatically raising their fists and repeatedly shouting "GOVERNMENT SPENDING MUST BE CUT!" and then just "CUTS!" The eighth panel shows the two elephants as doctors, now with Uncle Sam on an operating table. The final panel shows the elephants looking at each other with one saying "You first. I insist. You first." and the other replying, "Oh no. You first. After you."

(Image credit: Nick Anderson / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

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