Political cartoons for May 15

Friday’s political cartoons include a great big wall, a great big appetite, and more

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A glum Donald Trump and Xi Jinping stand next to the Great Wall of China. The words written on the side are, “China’s Global Dominance.” Xi smiles and says, “I hear you like walls…”

(Image credit: Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

A robot named “Data Centers” gorges himself on food from a box labeled “World Resources Buffet” as people wait in line behind it. The people are holding empty bowls. The robot finishes the box and throws it away as it eyes a person to eat next.

(Image credit: Pat Bagley / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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