Political cartoons for November 5

Wednesday’s political cartoons include five little piggies, narcoterrorist boats, the wealth divide, and more

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This political cartoon depicts Donald Trump’s hand with a golden “T” cufflink. Each finger has a different head on it. Beginning with the pinky and going from left to right they are: Mike Johnson is labeled “This little piggy surrendered Congress” — John Roberts is labeled “This little piggy corrupted the Supreme Court” — A masked face is labeled “This little piggy kidnapped immigrants” — a rich guy with a top hat is labeled “This little piggy paid to play” Finally, the thumb is man in a red hat that is labeled “And this little piggy cried wee wee wee all the way home … to a dictatorship.”

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

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump and a man in a suit looking at a large screen filled with ocean-related characters from movies and TV. There is the Tom Hanks character from "Castaway" floating on raft, Mickey Mouse driving a boat, the Beatles’ yellow submarine, the Orca boat from “Jaws” and a little blue tugboat named “Scuffy.” The man says to Trump, “More narcoterrorist boats spotted, sir…”

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This political cartoon is drawn in a darkly comic style. A vampire labeled tariffs is dressed all in black and is about to bite into a frightened woman in white labeled “U.S. Economy” The vampire says, “This is for national security.”

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

This editorial cartoon is titled “The Trump Range.” It’s drawn to resemble a mountain range with three peaks. Two of the three mountains are made of piles of cash and are labeled “Big Corporations” and “The Rich.” The third is an exploding volcano named “Ordinary Americans.”

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

This cartoon depicts two turkeys speaking to each other as they hide from a pilgrim hunting with a rifle. One turkey says to the other, “The best we can hope for is they quickly form a country, then a government, then shut down over funding disputes and cancel the whole Thanksgiving thing.”

(Image credit: Gary McCoy / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This political cartoon takes place at the airport where a couple walks down a hallway past people sleeping outside tents. The man in the couple says, “Homeless?” The woman responds, “Air traffic controllers.”

(Image credit: Dana Summers / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon takes place in a dungeon where Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin walk past two aged, long-bearded figures hanging from chains by their hands. Trump points to one and says, “And THIS guy said something that hurt my feelings in 1962.”

(Image credit: Ed Wexler / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon depicts a desolate landscape with a skull prominently displayed in front. The skull wears a MAGA hat that reads, “Make America Downwind Again.” There are mushroom clouds in the background and a quote at the top left that reads, “I have instructed the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons — Trump.”

(Image credit: Pat Bagley / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon takes place on a farm where two farmers speak. One is on a tractor at left and one stands at right with a dog. The man on the tractor says, “If the bosses can shut down the government and still be paid..I’m gonna shut down the farm and see what happens!”

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

This editorial cartoon is titled “It Was the Best of Times …It Was the Worst of Times — Charles Dickens” It features Donald Trump on the left admiring a giant photo of a gilded ballroom that is labeled “My $250M Ballroom.” A heart floats above Trump’s head. At right, two hungry children look into an empty horn of plenty labeled “USDA Snap Benefits.”

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

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