Political cartoons for May 8

Friday's political cartoons include resource hogs, a message from the Vatican, and raw milk

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This cartoon depicts a giant pig named “Data Centers” eating from a small pile of food labeled “Resources.” The pig says, “After I gorge myself, you can all share in the inevitable byproduct.”

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

Marco Rubio stands outside the Vatican. Smoke in the sky has spelled out the numbers “86-47”. Marco speaks into a phone and says, “Maybe it’s time to tone down your war of words with the Pope.”

(Image credit: Nick Anderson / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

A man and a woman are in their kitchen. The man drinks raw milk from a carton labeled “Raw Milk. NOW with E-coli.” The man says, “Raw milk is all the rage now. If only there was a way to make it safe.” The woman responds, “There is…It’s called pasteurization.”

(Image credit: Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

Jimmy Carter sits on a barrel of oil labeled “Iran 1979”. His hands are tied behind his back. He looks at Donald Trump, whose hands are tied behind his back too and he sits on a barrel of oil labeled “Iran 2026.” Jimmy Carter says, “You saw what happened to me…and went in anyway!”

(Image credit: John Darkow / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

Two men in American flag hats are paying their taxes. A voice above them says, “Big donors will pay for the ballroom.” One man tips his hat to another and says, “Jeff Bezos, I believe?” The other man tips his hat and says, “Mark Zuckerberg, I presume?”

(Image credit: Pedro Molina / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

Donald Trump sits at the Resolute Desk surrounded by kids. Trump says, “Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?” Two aides watch and one says to the other, “I told you we can’t have him around children.”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

This cartoon is titled “Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Bottle.” It depicts a bottle of booze with Kash Patel’s face on it, wearing a clown nose. The bourbon is called “Old Bozo’s FBI Reserve.”

(Image credit: Bill Bramhall / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon is titled “Donald Quixote.” It depicts Donald Trump riding an elephant labeled “Fossil Fuels” as he holds a long lance and tilts at a wind turbine in the distance.

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

This cartoon is titled “Shell Game.” Donald Trump sits at a table with three shells in front of him. The are labeled “Indict” “Jim” and “Comey”. He picks up the “Comey” shell to reveal a piece of paper labeled “Revenge.”

(Image credit: Phil Hands / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts Paul Revere on a horse, making his midnight run to warn the British are coming. In this version, he rides past a banner advertising “Freedom 250 MMA Event. White House South Lawn. Sunday, June 14, Trump vs. Democracy.” Paul Revere shouts, “The grifters are coming! The grifters are coming!!”

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

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