Political cartoons for September 8

Tuesday’s political cartoons include the stink of midterms, data centers, and more

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An obese Donald Trump corrals an elephant in a suit using his armpit. The armpit has a bunch of gross air labeled “Polls” escaping from it. The elephant is being made sick from the fumes as Trump says, “I want to make this election about me!!” The elephant has a piece of paper showing a down arrow heading into the mid-terms.

(Image credit: Rick McKee / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Two male teenagers stand next to a round table on which newspapers and books rest. One young man says, “My grandpa says this is HIS data center.”

(Image credit: Gary McCoy / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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