Political cartoons for February 12

Thursday's political cartoons include a Pam Bondi performance, Ghislaine Maxwell on tour, and ICE detention facilities

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Pam Bondi is at right and points at a distressed female victim of Jeffrey Epstein that sits, her head down, on the left side of this political cartoon. Bondi says, “The Dow is over $50,000! That’s what we should be talking about!”

(Image credit: Dave Whamond / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “The Quid Pro Quo Tour.” Ghislaine Maxwell wears a cowboy hat and plays an acoustic guitar in a darkened jail cell. She sings, “I beg your pardon … and then I promise you a rose garden.”

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

A man and a woman stand outside a building with a steel door. The door is being guarded by three armed, hooded figures who are dressed like the villains from the Squid Game streaming series. The man says to the woman, “These ICE detention facilities are starting to creep me out.”

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

A man is on stage speaking to an audience at a “Conference on Personality Development.” He says, “Heredity and environment play a role, but what really makes you what you are is tax policy!”

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

Jeff Bezos stands with his finger on a lightswitch that is part of a wall with the Washington Post masthead and “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. The wall is barely lit by a nearby light bulb. Bezos says, “Why is this light still on? Electricity is expensive!”

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

This is a six-panel cartoon titled “Six Questions for Attorney General Pam Bondi.” Each panel shows a redacted stack of Epstein Files with the following words above each: “Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?”

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “The Lyin’ King” and takes place on the lawn outside the White House. President Barack Obama is here dressed in a suit, and is with Michelle Obama, dressed in a professional-looking outfit. Both look upset. Donald Trump is drawn as a lion with a cell phone. He says, “A staffer did it. Are you the help?”

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

A man in a MAGA hat, Donald Trump, and an elephant in a suit stand on a globe. They look east from the United States where a dark cloud and bolts of lighting have struck a series of frightened men. The cloud is labeled, “European elite held accountable for ties to Epstein files.” The elephant says, “It’s a good thing we don’t believe in climate change.”

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

A middle-school aged boy sits on a chair and looks wide-eyed at his cell phone. The cell phone says,”Give me your brain, Billy…I want your brain…”

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

This cartoon is titled “Every Snowflake is Unique” and depicts three different supporters of Donald Trump. The man at left says, “The halftime show hurt my feelings!” A woman in the middle with a Q-anon shirt says, “The truth of American history makes me feel bad!” The man at right with a “Screw your feelings” T-shirt says, “I’m afraid of transgender athletes!”

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

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