September 12 editorial cartoons

Friday’s political cartoons include an American dilemma, Joe Biden's jobs legacy, and Donald Trump the peacemaker

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This cartoon features Uncle Sam sitting on a throne made out of thousands of rifles. He says, “Political violence has no place in America!”

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

This cartoon depicts a farmer on a tractor who wears a MAGA hat. He says, “Strangest thing happened, China stopped buying our crops and all of a sudden I stopped hating socialism.”

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

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump on a television screen. The headline is “Trump: I personally ended six… no, seven wars!” The logo on the screen looks like a Fox News logo but reads “Fake News.” Trump says, “I ended seven wars! The clone wars, the war of the worlds, the tomorrow war, the War of the Roses, The Milagro Beanfield war, World War 2 and the War Dogs. The War Dogs one was bad! They were eating the dogs.”

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

This cartoon depicts a naked Joe Biden looking embarrassed because his pants, labeled “Biden’s Real Jobs Numbers” have fallen down. A donkey rushes over with a towel to cover him.

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

This four panel political cartoon depicts a man watching an anchor on Fox News. The anchor says, “The Murdochs have settled a years-long dispute. The agreement ensures that the vast media empire will continue to spread divisive and sensational bad-faith propaganda.” In the final frame, the viewer leaves and thins to himself, “That much I totally trust them on!”

(Image credit: Joel Pett / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon takes place in Pete Hegseth’s office where he is getting a “Department of War” tattoo from a man in a MAGA hat and a T-shirt that reads “US Dept. of tattoos.” There is a map of Chicago on the desk and a book of battle plans. Hegseth says, “Congressional approval? Why would anyone need that?!”

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon takes place outside the U.S. Capitol building. A man in a suit says, “It's imperative that we tone down our rhetoric during this dangerously polarized political environment." A sign next to him reads, “Translation: you have to curb your First Amendment rights so we can have unfettered Second Amendment rights."

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

This cartoon takes place in a living room where a man watches television and his dog naps on the floor. The words on the TV screen read, “The All Jeffrey Epstein Channel.”

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

This cartoon takes place in a classroom where a female and two male students sit at desks and a teacher works at the chalkboard. Written on the chalkboard are the words, “Nation’s Report Card: Math, Reading, Science” with arrows pointing down. One of the male students says, “I’m just assuming that AI would take care of that!”

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

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump and Stephen Miller on the roof of the White House. Trump holds a drawing of a naked female torso. Miller is drawn like a vampire and has bats flying around his head. Miller says, “Sir, the political cartoonists have gathered in North Bethesda…” Trump responds, “Hmph! Probably plotting to frame me with another fake Epstein birthday card… Send in the military!” The cartoonist has included many small details around the White House, including small images of different people looking out windows. They include Gavin Newsome, Jeffery Epstein with a shirt that reads “I heard DJT”, a fish in a fish bowl, Pete Hegseth, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Someone has thrown a Subway sandwich. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson flies by on a broom.

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

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