The Pope hears Donald Trump's confession | May 18 editorial cartoons

Sunday's political cartoons feature Donald Trump, Air Force One, and the Pope.

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This political cartoon takes place at a spelling bee. Donald Trump is at the microphone. He tries to spell "competence" but it comes out "C-O-M-P-I-T-I-N-T-Z"

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

This political cartoon takes place in the air and depicts Donald Trump in an airplane seat surrounded by dozens of pieces of a broken plane labeled "Qatar Force One". He asks, "What turbulence?"

(Image credit: Jack Ohman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This eight-panel cartoon depicts Donald Trump confessing to the Pope. In the first panel, Trump says, "I'VE SINNED, YOUR PAPALNESS. "The second panel shows Trump listing his sins with relish: "LUST, GREED, ENVY, PRIDE, SLOTH', ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SINS." In the third panel, Trump continues, "AND I COVET... NOBODY COVETS LIKE TRUMP! - NOBODY!" The fourth panel shows the Pope saying, "WORD IS YOU CHEAT AT GOLF, TOO." The fifth panel has the Pope saying, "PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO THINK OF THE DOWNTRODDEN AND UNFORTUNATE..."The Pope continues, "...THE BILLION DESPERATE SOULS WHO EXIST ON A DOLLAR A DAY!" In the seventh panel, Trump appears to be confused. The final panel shows Trump asking greedily, "HOW CAN I PIRATE 50¢ OF THAT??"

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

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