Political cartoons for May 4

Monday’s political cartoons include the Supreme Court, Trump Derangement Syndrome and the national debt

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A shirtless and drunk Pete Hegseth screams nonsense at senators and one senator says, "Reclaiming my time...."

(Image credit: Paul Duginski / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A political cartoon about Donald Trump's face on passports.

(Image credit: Michael de Adder / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A Klansman in a white robe labeled "SCOTUS" smiles as he hangs a black man labeled "Voting Rights Act" from a tree.

(Image credit: Milt Priggee / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A giant bomb labeled "IRAN WAR $25 billion and counting" is about to land on a single person on the ground.

(Image credit: Bill Day / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump at his desk with a nameplate that reads, "Trump Derangement Syndrome Founding Member." Trump is looking in two mirrors and admiring his photo on a passport, the many things he has named after himself, and the many things he has put his face on.

(Image credit: Adam Zyglis / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A volcano and a mountain are depicted. The volcano on the left is erupting and is named "U.S. National Debt." The mountain on the right is "U.S. Gross Domestic Product." The volcano says, "HA HA! I'm bigger than you! And I'm growing faster!" The mountain responds, "Don't get all high and mighty!" The volcano responds, "Too late!" because the national debt has exceeded the GDP.

(Image credit: Monte Wolverton / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts Richard Nixon on the left and Kash Patel on the right. Nixon, below a label that reads "Then", raises his arms and extends two fingers on each hand as he says, "I am not a crook!" Patel is below a label that says "Now." Patel says "I am not a drunk!" and holds up a lawsuit for $250 million against The Atlantic. He wears a gold medal and looks drunk. He has a bottle of booze in the other hand.

(Image credit: John Cole / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled "Leaving". A man in Arabic dress labeled "UAE" walks away from a large can of oil having pulled the plug. The oil can is labeled "OPEC" and oil gushes out the side of the can.

(Image credit: Joep Bertrams / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A man in a car looks at a bicycle encased in glass. A sign on the glass reads, "Break glass in case of fuel crisis."

(Image credit: Manny Francisco / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Two donkeys are outside an office making signs labled "No Kings". One of the donkeys has a shirt that says "Progressives" and asks, "Where's the demonstration?" The other responds,"Outside Schumer's office."

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency)

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