Political cartoons for January 7

Wednesday's political cartoons include plundering pirates, nomenclature legislature, and more

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This political cartoon depicts a large, wooden pirate ship named the U.S.S. Cash Cow with two dark flags. One has a skull and crossbones and the other the words “Trump Doctrine.” A voice from the boat says, “Venezuela’s democracy be damned! There be OIL to plunder.”

(Image credit: Jonathan Brown / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A man in a suit with a briefcase speaks to a woman who sits behind a desk. The woman says, “I’m sorry, President Trump is in a high-level conference right now picking a suitable nickname for Judge Hellerstein!”

(Image credit: Randall Enos / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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