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.)

Donald Trump is at his desk at night with his thumbs stuck in a “Chinese finger trap” and is unable to get to his phone. Trump’s tongue hangs out like he’s working hard to get his hands free. An aide nearby smiles and thinks, “Late night tweeting problem solved.”

(Image credit: Bruce Plante / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “More and More Americans seek health advice on the web.” A sad looking woman is at a kitchen table in an apartment with bare cabinets and a cat that looks sad, too. There’s a newspaper with a headline about inflation. A laptop computer on the table says, “Searching…Did you mean choosing food AND medicine?”

(Image credit: Joel Pett / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon is titled “Lunch with Xi”. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping eat lunch during their summit. Trump is asleep as Xi reaches over and uses chop sticks to take the food for himself off of Trump’s plate.

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts a man on a stage with a guitar at a stock brokers’ convention. The man says, “I’ve written a love song about stocks with big dividends.”

(Image credit: Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Melania and Donald Trump are pictured from the back. They give each other a high-five. Melania’s back reads, “I really don’t care. Do U?” Trump’s says, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. Do U?”

(Image credit: Chris Britt / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon is titled Meeting in Beijing. It depicts Donald Trump as Mickey Mouse. Xi Jinping is pictured as a wise, Asian cat with its paw waving.

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

This is a three-panel cartoon depicting a lawn mower in a yard. The first panel shows the mower during No Mow May and the grass is not too long. There’s a gas can labled “GA$”. The second panel shows the grass much longer and a sign reads, “It’s June & Hormuz won’t be open soon.” The third panel shows the grass covering the lawn mower and the sign reads, “So it’s knee-high by the fourth of July.”

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2026 Hellertoon.com)

Donald Trump reads a series of notes that say, “Women want you. Men want to be you.” “You’re Better than Obama.” “Stable Genius” and “Real Men Wear Diapers.” Xi Jinping looks on as an aide says to him, “He brought his own fortune cookies.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2026 Claytoonz)

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