Political cartoons for April 28

Tuesday’s political cartoons include ballroom blame, gilt media, and more

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Donald Trump watches his ice cream drop from a cone onto the ground with a “splat”. He says, “This would have never happened if I had a new ballroom!”

(Image credit: Rick McKee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Two workers from “ACME Painting” are outside the White House and look at a pile of media logos, including the CBS eye, 20th Century Fox, CNN, Warner Brothers, and Paramount.” One of the painters says, “Boss’s orders … All this gets painted in gold gilt!”

(Image credit: Randall Enos / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A man and a woman walk past the White House. There’s a huge sign on a new part of the building which reads, “Grand opening! The Cole Tomas Allen Commemorative Ballroom.” The man says, “Wait…I thought construction was on hold. And, who the heck is that guy?” The woman responds, “He tried to shoot Trump.”

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

An Iranian ayatollah and a member of the Iran Revolutionary guard stand on an oil field holding protest signs. The ayatollah’s says, “Stop the Wind Farms.” The military man’s says, “No More Solar”.

(Image credit: Phil Hands / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts an incredibly frantic scene in the ballroom during the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Men in tuxedos and women in dresses scream and raise their arms. Secret Service agents in sunglasses have guns drawn. Meanwhile, Donald Trump sits at the table sleeping and says “Zzzzzzzz.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon is set in a high-tech room at the CIA. It’s filled with screens monitoring the world, including Cuba. Men work at computers with screens that include the words “Cuba Regime Change.” One CIA officer says, “Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel insists that he is not stepping down.” Another responds, “Maybe, we can just send JD Vance to campaign for him?”

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

The Grim Reaper appears as a skeleton and wears a robe labeled “Political Violence” and carries a large scythe. The reaper has a suitcase with the stamps “Wash, D.C. Hilton 1981” and “Wash, D.C. Hilton 2026” on the side. The reaper says, “When you’ve been pretty much everywhere, you risk repeating yourself!”

(Image credit: Paul Duginski / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Donald Trump has a James Comer puppet on his hand and says, “A lot of my colleagues on the House Oversight Committee favor a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, not ME of course, but…”

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

A woman and a man are on the couch reading from tables. The woman says, “47% of Gen Z longs for the era before social media. I wonder if our generation is somehow responsible for that.” The man responds, “Post that to my feed and tag our son. I need more Gen Z followers.”

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

A man is on stage singing and playing the guitar for an audience He sings, “Iran was a war we couldn’t lose, then they blocked the Strait of Hormuz, let’s sing the petrol price blues…”

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

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