Political cartoons for April 9

Thursday's political cartoons include White House renovations, the Save America Act, and debt over daycare

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This cartoon is titled “A Renovation in the White House that Does Make Sense.” It depicts the Oval Office with an empty chair. The garbage can is filled with the Epstein Files, top secret folders, and polls.

(Image credit: Pedro Molina / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam voting at a booth labeled “Free and Fair Elections.” There’s a plunger like you’d use for a bomb connected to the booth via a long wire. The plunger is named “Save America Act.”

(Image credit: Milt Priggee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Donald Trump speaks to a group of little kids holding up and playing with bombs, tanks, and a missile labeled “debt”. Trump says, “We can’t pay for day care, but that’ll keep you occupied for a while.”

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

This cartoon is named “National Spit Into Ocean Day.” It depicts a long line of taxpayers on the edge of a cliff, waiting to spit into an ocean named “National Debt.”

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

Donald Trump looks out from rubble, waves a white flag of surrender and says, “I win.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon depicts Artemis II on the far side of the moon. Earth is in the distance. A voice from Earth asks, “What do you see on the dark side of the moon, Artemis II?” Artemis flies past a large pile of paper named “Epstein Files” as a voice from inside the ship responds, “Um…”

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

A young man spins a basketball on his finger and speaks to his father, who’s seated in an easy chair. The father says, “Winning isn’t the only thing, junior. It’s how much money you can get in a college contract.”

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

An enraged man is doing his taxes on tax day. He screams, “If the federal government can’t meet any deadlines, why should I when it comes to paying my taxes?!”

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

This cartoon is titled “The Boy Who Cried Nuke”. It depicts Donald Trump and some sheep on top of a hill. Trump is dressed as a shepherd with little-boy short pants and a crook. He says, “Civilization ends at 8 PM Eastern!”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts a hand-puppet that looks like a man in a suit. The puppet is named “Retribution” and an arrow pointing inside it reads, “U.S. Attorney General Job Opening.”

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

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