September 8 editorial cartoons

Monday’s political cartoons include Donald Trump booed at the U.S. Open, a hidden message in the Epstein Files and a new bird in Florida

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This Donald Trump cartoon shows Trump standing next to a “Jobs Report” chart that has been turned upside down so the arrow points up and to the left. Trump speaks to the people in the room and says, “Biden could never have turned the numbers around like I did!” A man responds, “Thank you for your leadership sir!”

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

This cartoon is titled “Birds of Florida” and depicts three birds. The first two birds look normal and are labeled “Roseate Spoonbill” and “flamingo”. The third bird is a crazy-looking duck holding a piece of paper that reads “Vax Mandate”. This duck is labeled “Surgeon General” and says “Quack!”

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

This cartoon depicts New York mayor Eric Adams at his desk speaking to a man in a suit. Adams holds a piece of paper signed by Donald Trump. The man in the suit says, “If you drop out of the mayor’s race, they’ll give you a cushy job in a swanky place.” Adams responds, “Guarding Ghislaine Maxwell?”

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

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump in a wildly comic style. He wears a black T-shirt that reads “FBI: Female Body Inspector”. Trump says, “I was an informant for the FBI…”

(Image credit: Clay Jones / Copyright 2025 Claytoonz)

At the top left of this cartoon, a file folder labeled “Epstein Files (Redacted)” has been opened. The rest of the cartoon shows 22 pieces of paper that have been redacted with dark lines but the dark lines taken together each form a letter that spells out “TRUMP IS HIDING SOMETHING”

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

This cartoon shows RFK Jr. sitting at a desk speaking into a microphone. He points at a photo of a truck being blown up by a missile. He says, “Today, we ordered a military strike on a shipment of vaccines.”

(Image credit: Steve Breen / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

This cartoon depicts three different circle-shaped symbols from the United States federal government with words written about each. The “Department of War” is written about the symbol for the Department of Defense. The “Department of War on Science” is above the symbol for the Department of Health and Human Services. Finally, the “Department of War on Democrats” is written about the symbol for the Department of Justice.

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

This cartoon is illustrated in the style of the Simpsons. At left, a character that looks like Smithers speaks to Donald Trump outside the US Open stadium and says, “They weren’t booing, sir! They were yelling, ‘TrOOOO-OOmp’!” An angry Trump responds, “I don’t like the U.S. Open! I want the U.S. closed! Build the wall!”

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

This cartoon is titled “Chicken too little too late..” It depicts a terrified chicken labeled “Sen. Cassidy” running as he yells “RFK JR.’s an anti-vaxxer!” “RFK JR.’s an anti-vaxxer!” “RFK JR.’s an anti-vaxxer!”

(Image credit: Walt Handelsman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This cartoon depicts Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Narendra Modi with their arms around each other outside an Asian-style building. Aides mingle in the background under a sign that reads “Alliance of those pissed off by Trump”. Xi says, “I heard Canada might be joining us.”

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

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