5 jumbo-sized political cartoons about Qatar's 'gift' to Trump

Editorial cartoons feature artists' takes on Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East.

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This cartoon depicts Donald Trump at the "SAUDI INVESTMENT FORUM." He holds a piece of paper and asks a group of men in traditional Arab clothing, "HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN MY AMAZON WISHLIST?" The wishlist includes items like "JET," "YACHTS," "TOWERS," "HELICOPTERS," "PALACE," "BUY MY BITCOINS," "PRIVATE ISLAND," "HOTELS," "GOLF RESORTS," and "HAMBERDERS."

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

The cartoon depicts Donald Trump as a marionette, controlled by strings while he says "I'm getting a $400 million jumbo jet from Qatar with no strings attached!"

(Image credit: Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This is a two-panel political cartoon. In the top panel, an elephant with a MAGA hat says "Fly, my pretty!" as he throws a paper airplane labeled "Biden Corruption Claims." The bottom panel depicts a large airplane labeled "BRIBE FORCE 1 (Courtesy of Qatar)" with "TRUMP" written on its tail. The same elephant stands near the plane and says, "OH MY! WHAT A THOUGHTFUL GIFT!"

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

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump waving from the steps of Air Force One. The plane has "MAGA: MAKE ARABIA GREAT AGAIN" written on its side.

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

This is a three-panel political cartoon, described from left to right. Donald Trump, wearing a suit and red tie, is speaking to a man wearing a traditional Arab headdress and robe. The robe has "SAUDIS" written across the chest. Trump says, "QATAR GAVE USA $400-MILLION-DOLLAR PLANE." Both figures are smiling and looking at each other. In Panel 2, the same two figures are shown. Trump is looking directly at the viewer with a smirk. The man in the headdress is looking slightly away, also with a smile. In the third panel, Trump says, "JUST SAYIN'..."

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

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