September 26 editorial cartoons

Friday’s political cartoons include Donald Trump's Russia/Ukraine strategy, the groups fighting for democracy, and Tom Homan left holding the bag

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This editorial cartoon is titled “Ukraine Strategy.” It is drawn to look like a chart with “Flattery” at the top and “Pique” at the bottom. An arrow points from left to right and Donald Trump bounces wildly between Flattery and Pique. The words at the end of the arrow read "To Be Continued."

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

This cartoon depicts an armed ICE agent with many targets on his back. He says, “For crying out loud!! Stop with the hate speech!!”

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

This political cartoon takes place in a bar where two men are drinking beer and playing pool. There are six empty beer cans on the table. The man in a flannel shirt and MAGA hat is shocked as he looks at the bill. The other man says, “Still like Trump’s tariff on aluminum?”

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

This cartoon is titled “Fighting For Democracy.” It depicts a group of pro-Democracy figures dressed like American revolutionaries from the 1700s. They are led by a man labeled “Unafraid Dems” who carries an American flag. Other freedom fighters are a man labeled “Cartoonists” who charges with a sharp pen, a young man labeled “Everyday Americans” a man carrying a microphone labeled “Late Night Hosts” a determined-looking person with a cell phone named “Uncowed Journalists”, and a “Never Trump Republican” carrying a “Resist” sign.

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

This political cartoon depicts a car driven by an elephant with Uncle Sam and a donkey in the back seat. The car is doomed, hanging in midair after having blown through the guardrails on the side of a cliff. The elephant says, “They’re more like suggestions than constitutional guardrails.” A license plate labeled "Congress" is falling too.

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

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump on the left side with a paper that reads “Late Night TV Hosts.” Trump says “Nobody watched them! Their ratings were terrible!” Trump’s tie is illustrated like an arrow going up and to the right to indicate growth. Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel stand on top of the arrow, smiling. Kimmel says, “Until he tried to cancel us.”

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

This cartoon depicts a wide-eyed Attorney General Pam Bondi at her desk with an angelic Charlie Kirk on her shoulder. Bondi says, “There’s free speech and there’s hate speech.” Kirk says, “Hate speech is free speech.”

(Image credit: Chip Bok / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts a young woman with a suitcase, backpack, umbrella, and hat who carries a sign that says “I’m Outa Here!” The woman says, “What happened? The rapture was supposed to happen this week!” Another woman is nearby and says, “Sorry, you’re not gonna get away from Trump that easily.”

(Image credit: David Horsey / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon is titled “Comey Indictment” and depicts James Comey holding a gun labeled “Russian Collusion” that has been turned back and now faces him.

(Image credit: Gary Varvel / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts Tom Homan accepting a bag labeled “$50K Bribe” from an arm labeled “FBI” A voice says, “Are you ready for your close-up, Mr. Homan?”

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

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