Political cartoons for May 28

Thursday’s political cartoons include health exams, running behind schedule, and more

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Donald Trump wears a medical gown and sits in a chair at a doctor’s office. He’s surrounded by medical equipment and speaks to a male doctor with a clipboard. The doctor says, “You’re as healthy as a horse, if that horse had mysterious bruising, swollen ankles and late onset geriatric narcolepsy.”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts a woman and young boy in Iran. They are sitting outside in a crumbling city that has been destroyed by bombs. The woman reads a newspaper with the headline, “Trump: War is near end.” The woman says, “Donald Trump says the war is close to over – oh wait, this story is from April.”

(Image credit: Peter Kuper / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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