October 9 editorial cartoons

Thursday’s political cartoons include common political ground over the Epstein files, a new pledge for ICE agents, Bad Bunny, and more

This is a two panel political cartoon. In the left panel, an angry man in a MAGA hat points at another man. The angry man says, “No way you leftist, antifa commie, there is not one thing we will EVER agree on.” The other man responds, “Release the Epstein files?” In the right panel, the two men are sitting at a bar with their arms around each other and laughing as they drink a beer and eat popcorn.

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

This political cartoon is about ICE, based on the Statue of Liberty. It depicts an armed and masked ICE agent with a swastika tattoo squeezing a baby in his hand. The ICE agent holds a light and says, “Give me your brown and black subhumans…yearning to be terrorized.”

(Image credit: Chris Britt / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This is a town panel editorial cartoon focused on Donald Trump’s treatment of Puerto Rico. The top panel is labeled “Puerto Rico 2017” and shows an arm throwing paper towels labeled “Hurricane Aid.” The bottom panel is titled “Puerto Rico 2025” and this time something is being thrown back. It’s a box of tissues labeled “Quit Your Cryin’ Tissues: MAGA Sized” and there is also a piece of paper labeled “Super Bowl halftime: P.R.’s own Bad Bunny.”

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

This political cartoon depicts armed ICE agents rappelling down the State of Liberty. There is a helicopter nearby and a voice from inside it says, “She’s armed with a torch! Probably antifa…”

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

This cartoon shows three kids dressed as ICE agents trick-or-treating at a house on Halloween. A scared lady peeks out of the house from behind curtains. One kid says, “We didn’t think our costumes through! No one is answering the doors!”

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

This cartoon depicts two MAGA supporters in a bar watching FOX News. A blonde woman is on FOX with Brian Kileade. The woman says, “Jay Jones should drop out of the Virginia AG race for his violent death-wish texts!” Kilmeade responds, “Kill all mentally ill homeless with involuntary lethal injections!”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon is titled “Trump War Room.” It depicts a large map of the United States on the ground where a group of six monkeys frolic around, playing with plastic army soldiers, dancing, and eating bananas. A man in the room looks at the scene and says, “Where’s Jane Goodall when you need her?”

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

This cartoon takes place in an office of an AI Stock Broker where a client speaks to a robot seated behind a desk. The client says, “Your stock picks are OK – but I miss the warm personal touch of a human broker.”

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

This cartoon depicts two male archaeologists in the jungle. They are dressed in pith helmets and there is a stone ziggurat in the background. The archaeologists examine a Starbucks logo and the one holding a magnifying glass says, “This seems to be a relic from a more prosperous time before the store closing and layoffs…”

(Image credit: Joey Weatherford / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon is set in the CBS Evening News studio. There’s a puppet hosting the news and Donald Trump’s head of hair is just visible behind the desk with his arm in the puppet. The puppet wears a MAGA hat and says, “Good evening and welcome to the NEW CBS evening news!” An image of Walter Cronkite is at the rear of the studio. He removes his glasses and is shedding a tear.

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

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