Political cartoons for March 16

Monday’s political cartoons include gifts from Trump, endless war, and more

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A miserable looking Marco Rubio wears a pair of way-too-large shoes that have come out of a box labeled “Iran.” Donald Trump looks at him and says, “You can thank me later, Marco.”

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

An elderly man and woman in MAGA hats speak to each other as explosions and smoke fill the sky around them. The man says, “I wonder when the next board of peace meeting is…”

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

This cartoon is titled “SWAMP THING”. Donald Trump emerges from a swamp covered in slime and leaves. He’s wearing a shirt that reads “Rampant Corruption.” He stands next to a sign that reads, “TRUMP: He’ll Drain the Swamp.”

(Image credit: Paul Duginski / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This two-panel cartoon depicts Donald Trump on both sides. At left, Uncle Sam holds a newspaper with the headline “Russian Oil Sanctions Suspended.” He says to Trump, “Now the only person making money on your war is Putin…” Trump says, I’ll fix that!” At right, Trump looks at Putin on a video call and says, “Vlad, where’s my cut?”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

A man in a suit labeled “STATES” speaks to Donald Trump and says, “You don’t need access to our voter rolls. Widespread election fraud doesn’t exist.” Trump responds, “Yet.”

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

This political cartoon is titled “Lobstergate.” It depicts Pete Hegseth as an angry-looking lobster. One of his claws reads, “$7 million on lobster” and Hegseth hisses, “No unflattering photos!”

(Image credit: Bill Day / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Donald Trump holds up a small finger and says, “The Iran war will end when I feel it in my bone spurs!”

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

Two men in suits speak to each other outside the Oval Office. One man wears a pair of oversize shoes and holds an Epstein file. The other man wears a comically large sport coat, long Trump tie, too-short pants, and too-large shoes. He says, “You’re lucky -- he only bought you shoes.”

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

This cartoon is titled “Donald the Big Orange Lapdog”. Donald Trump is drawn as a large dog, who sits on Benjamin Netanyahu’s lap. Trump has a small Ayatollah doll to play with. Netanyahu pets the dog and thinks to himself, “Such an obedient boy…”

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

This cartoon depicts a house after a big snowfall. A man is outside with a snow shovel and has just finished digging a tunnel through the snow from his house to the street. A woman speaks to him from the window of the house and says, “I thought you said you were going to shovel?” The man responds, “I did.”

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

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