Political cartoons for January 23

Friday's political cartoons include the new Board of Peace, a market rebound, and Melania at the movies

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Donald Trump sits at a round table at his so-called “Board of Peace.” There is a large, gold cauldron filled with membership dues, paid in cash. To Trump’s left are Bond villain E.S. Blofeld with a cat in his lap, Batman villainThe Penguin, the tiger named Scar from the Lion King, the Evil Queen from Snow White and then Lucifer and Lex Luthor. Vladimir Putin’s seat is empty. Trump turns to Jared Kushner and says, “Jared…Call Vladimir and see when he intends to join.”

(Image credit: Graeme MacKay / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “ICE Agent Group Photo.” It shows a mob of masked insurrectionists outside the U.S. Capitol building. There is a “TRUMP” flag, a Confederate flag, and the Gadsden “Don’t Tread on Me” with a coiled snake.

(Image credit: Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

A woman and man leave a movie theatre where the words “Melania: The Movie” are prominently displayed on the marquee. The man says, “The CGI was terrible. Real people don’t look or act like that.”

(Image credit: Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon takes place at a grocery store where customers are bundled up in winter clothes and it’s snowing outside. A sign above the check-out area reads “8 items or less.” The woman working the register speaks to a woman with a cart and says, “That’s how much bread and milk we have left in the store.”

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This editorial cartoon is titled “New Plan For Greenland.” It depicts a large, icy cliff that rises above the coast and a small, Greenland city. A large cave has been cut out of the side of the cliff and labeled “Epstein Files Repository.” There’s a hole leading down to the cave where someone can drop things. Nearby, a ship from the Department of Justice is on the water. It’s overloaded with boxes and moves toward the cave.

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

This six-panel cartoon depicts Uncle Sam reclined in an easy chair watching television news. The male newscaster speaks and says, “Good evening. This just in. In the face of state pressure, corporate journalism is increasingly timid and compliant. While citizen journalists are showing remarkable courage and tenacity. They’re stealing our jobs!!”

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

This cartoon is set at a television newsdesk where a male anchor in a suit is delivering the financial news. A chart behind him is labeled “Stocks” and shows a roller-coaster-like line moving up and down sharply. The newscaster says, “Markets rebounded on rumors Trump isn’t insane, just stupid and reckless.”

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

This is a two-panel cartoon titled “St. Paul Pastor Works for ICE.” On the left, a man is in church. He is at a podium and says, “Let us PRAY.” At right, the same man is now a masked ICE agent holding a gun and tear-gas canister. He says, “Let us P-R-E-Y.”

(Image credit: Steve Sack / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is called “Mar-A-NATO.” An angry Donald Trump, his belly hanging over his belt, is outside a club flying the NATO flag. Trump carries a putter named “sledge putter” and is eating a bag of “Greenland Rare Earth Chips.” NATO members are in the background watching and one says, “Maybe we don’t want to be in a club that would have him as a member.”

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

A man and a woman sit on a couch watching a large television. The image on the screen is a group of angry-eyed ICE agents that carry weapons and are masked. The man says, “What happened to all the gun nuts who said they needed their arsenals to deter government tyranny?” The woman points a finger at the screen and responds, “They joined ICE.”

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

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