Political cartoons for January 22

Thursday's political cartoons include clickbait tragedy, Canada uncoupling, and the art of blackmail

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This cartoon is set in the clouds, where God sits in a chair and winged angels fly nearby. Earth can be seen in the distance. God is shown from the back so you do not see what he or she or it looks like. An angel says, “It’s all gone tragically wrong, but you’re getting tons of clicks!”

(Image credit: Joel Pett / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This is a four-panel cartoon. Donald Trump points at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the first two panels and yells, “We’re gonna tariff you to economic oblivion! We’re gonna make you our 51st state! We’re gonna rip up our free trade agreement! We don’t need anything from Canada!” In the third panel, Carney is joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping and points to Xi and says, “OKAY. I guess we’ll have to find other trading partners.” In the final panel, Trump is left by himself and shouts, “HOW COULD YOU?!”

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

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