Political cartoons for January 8

Thursday’s political cartoons include a well-done steak, a silenced protester, and more

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This cartoon depicts stack of four steaks on a large tray. The steaks are shaped like countries and are labeled Greenland, Venezuela, Canada, and Cuba. Donald Trump sits at the table with a knife and fork in hand and a spilled can of Diet Coke. His face is not seen, but he is drawn with small hands and a red tie. He says, “Bring me ketchup! And cook ‘em thoroughly!”

(Image credit: Monte Wolverton / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “Speaking Out Against Ice”. A masked ICE agent says “Quiet, Piggy!” and fires his gun into the driver’s side of a Honda Pilot. Another ICE agent stands nearby.

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

This cartoon depicts a caricature of Donald Trump as an octopus with its tentacles around the globe. He says, “We’re completely justified. Venezuela was running drugs and Greenland is overcharging for shrimp.”

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

This cartoon depicts a building named “I.A. Data Center” that is drawing massive amounts of power from a nearby power grid and water from a pipe labelled “Public Water Systems.” A robot and a woman are on the roof of the building. The woman looks puzzled by the sign and says, “IA?” The robot responds, “Insatiable appetite.”

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

This cartoon is dominated by the image of a giant, angry Donald Trump standing atop the globe. A small-looking Caracas is at his feet, burning as helicopters hover over it. Trump holds Nicolas Maduro in his hand and screams, “You should have given me my Noble Peace Prize!”

(Image credit: Patrick Chappatte / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled Donroe Doctrine and depicts a map of North and South America. The USA is labeled “MINE”. Canada is the 51st state. The west coast of the USA is “losers” and the east coast is “commies.” Florida is “Mar-a-Lago.: The Gulf of Mexico is “Golf of America.” Cuba is “Lil’ Marco”. South America is “Trump South”. An arrow points to the west and says “China’s.”Another arrow points to the East and says, “Russia’s.”

(Image credit: Peter Kuper / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is drawn like a promotional poster for the Netflix show “Stranger Things.” The top of the image has the words “Venezuela and Greenland are just an attempt to distract from…” and then the words “Stranger Things” under that. Donald Trump is below the logo with Marco Rubio. Trump points to Pete Hegseth and Stepher Miller and says, “Look over there!” Meanwhile, a mind flayer creature from Stranger Things sneaks away with a box filled with Epstein files.

(Image credit: Rick McKee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is called “flyover country.” A family is outside on its farm holding signs. There is a mother, a father, a young boy and a dog. The signs read “America First” and “release the files.” Meanwhile, four American fighter jets fly overhead on the way to Venezuela.

(Image credit: Adam Zyglis / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts a poster on a tree. The poster is titled “MISSING” and has a photo of Mike Johnson and Jon Thune. The poster reads, “Have you seen these overseers of the executive branch? Last seen swearing to support & defend the constitution.”

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

A caricature of Donald Trump holds a rolled-up $100 bill that he uses to snort lines of oil that comes from a bottle labeled “Venezuelan Heavy Crude.” He says, “With the capture of Maduro, we have stopped the flow of cocaine into our country…”

(Image credit: Taylor Jones / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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