Political cartoons for January 21

Wednesday's political cartoons include a terrifying spectacle, an absent Congress, and worst-case investments

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This cartoon plays off of Stanley Kubrick’s film “A Clockwork Orange.” It depicts Uncle Sam with his eyes held open by metal devices, just like Alex DeLarge in the film. The cartoon is titled “A Clockwork ORANGE” with the words “orange” underlined. Uncle Sam has his mouth wide open and thinks to himself, “I’ve got to watch this for THREE MORE YEARS?”

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

This cartoon depicts a couple watching television at night. They are shown from the back as they sit on a couch. The screen shows Uncle Sam in front of the globe. Arrows labeled “USA” and “EU” point toward Greenland. The headlines on the screen read “10 p.m. Do you know where your Congress is?” and “NEWS: Trump threatens NATO.”

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

Two masked ICE agents are in full military gear in a cold, snowy neighborhood in Minneapolis. An electric sign outside a bank shows the temperature is -5. A woman stands nearby holding a sign that reads, “You’re not welcome here!” One ICE agent says, “Is it me, or does it feel like we’re in training to occupy Greenland?”

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

A man in a suit walks past a storefront for a business named “Acme Investments.” He looks at a sign in the window that reads, “NEW. Our worst-case scenario fund!”

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

This cartoon depicts a man in a suit speaking on a phone at the Nobel Peace Prize office. A bust of Alfred Nobel is nearby and so is a golden Nobel medallion. The man speaks into the phone and says, “Either award you the Nobel prize or you’ll invade Greenland?”

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

This cartoon is titled “TanTrump.” It depicts five caricatures of Donald Trump throwing a tantrum like a toddler. He says, “Gimme the Nobel Peace Prize”

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

This cartoon takes place in a government warehouse named “Hangar 51 Govt Warehouse” and has a note from the cartoonist that reads, “With thanks to Indiana Jones.” A man wheels a large crate labeled “TOP SECRET Epstein Files” and says “With the distractions of Venezuela, Greenland, and Minnesota, these files must contain some pretty bad (expletive)!”

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

This cartoon is drawn in a wildly comic style and takes place in a movie theater. Donald Trump sits next to the leader of Denmark, who has been tied up with a rope and whose eyes are being held open with metal devices like Alex from “A Clockwork Orange.” The leader is being forced to watch “Melania The Movie” and says, “Fine! I’ll sell you Greenland! Just make it stop! Make it stop!” The film features quotes on the screen, including: “Most honest film since 2000 miles— Gym Jordan.” “Better actress than Stormy — Chachi.” “It gave me Cat Scratch Fever — Ted Nugent.” “I paid $40m for this? — Jeff Bezos.” “She not naked, is she? — Barron Trump.” “If it doesn’t win an Oscar, we bomb Hollywood. — Pete Hegseth.” The film is rated “S” for “SUCK”.

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump riding a nuclear missile like Slim Pickens’ character Maj. 'King' Kong at the end of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Stangelove.” The missile descends toward the ground as Trump waves his MAGA hat and says, “This is for the Nobel Peace Prize snub!”

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts 14 sad-looking world leaders seated in a circle of chairs at the World Economic Forum. They surround a giant, orange man’s butt sticking through a portal in the floor of the room.

(Image credit: Marian Kamensky / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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