Political cartoons for May 1

Friday’s political cartoons include seaside threats, budget questions, and more

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A smiling woman is on the beach selling shells from a booth. The sign on her business reads, “She sells seashells (by the seashore)” and there’s an item on sale for $86.47. A secret service agent is with an armed FBI agent and the secret service agent says, “We’ve identified another credible threat to the president!”

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

Two boys are sitting at a lunch table at school. One boy doesn’t have anything to eat and the other boy offers him an apple. The first boy says, “$400 million for a ballroom, $500 million for airline bailouts, billions for a war…You’d think somewhere in there they could find a few bucks for chicken nuggets.”

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

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