Political cartoons for May 16

Saturday’s political cartoons include thoughts and prayers, the Strait of Hormuz, and more

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A down-on-his luck man in a Trump T-shirt holds out a MAGA hat and wears a sign that says, “Please Help!” He says to Donald Trump, “Remember me?” Trump holds wads of cash in his hands and responds, “I don’t even think about you…not even a little bit…”

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

Donald Trump is with Xi Jinping at the USA-China Summit. Xi towers over Trump, because Trump sinks into a map of the Strait of Hormuz that is drawn on the floor.

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Donald Trump flattens “voting rights” as he drives a “Project 2025” bulldozer. Trump says, “Completely and totally obliterated!”

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

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