Today's political cartoons - April 16, 2025 | The Week

published 16 April 2025

This is a three-panel political cartoon. At left, a doctor in a white coat and tie stands behind a podium and says "WE'VE FOUND SOME ABNORMALITIES IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MEDICAL EXAM, SO WE'VE ORDERED A FOLLOW-UP COLONOSCOPY." In the middle panel, the same doctor says "WHEREUPON JD VANCE WILL BRIEFLY ASSUME THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY." In the final panel, two doctors look at a monitor. One says, "WHAT DO YOU SEE UP THERE?" The other doctor replies, "JD VANCE."

This cartoon depicts a career counseling session where a graduate in cap and gown sits opposite a counselor in an office with a "CAREER COUNSELING" sign. The graduate's frustration is evident in the caption below, "$120,000 IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME I NEED TO DUMB DOWN MY RESUME?!"

This cartoon titled "AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR" depicts a heavily congested bridge filled with numerous small cars of various colors. At the end of the bridge, a large road sign labeled "TARIFFS" is positioned, causing a significant portion of the cars to fall off the broken edge. This visual metaphor suggests that tariffs are negatively impacting the automotive industry, leading to its decline or collapse.

This political cartoon depicts the Supreme Court building draped with a large banner that reads "TRUMP INTERNATIONAL REALTY SUPREME COURT." In front of the building, law enforcement officers are escorting a blindfolded figure holding scales of justice towards a waiting vehicle. A cardboard box labeled "NO ONE IS SAFE" sits on the ground nearby.

This political cartoon depicts two groups represented as donkeys, the symbol of the Democratic party, dressed in historical pilgrim attire. One donkey on the left wears a bonnet and has a large scarlet letter "T" pinned to its chest. She says to the others, ""BUT ALL I DID WAS HAVE A CIVIL DISCUSSION WITH SOMEONE WITH AN OPPOSING VIEWPOINT!"

This cartoon, titled "IVY LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN," shows a college pennant on grass. The pennant features a Harvard logo where the "H" in Harvard completes the word "HANDS OFF!"

(Image credit: Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

The left panel shows a seated man with an aching ankle. He says "When my ankle hurts, rain's a comin." The right panel depicts this scene on a television screen, observed by two other people; one holds a newspaper headline reading "DOGE CUTS TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE," and another person laments, "I MISS NOAA STORM PREDICTIONS!"

This cartoon titled "Physical Exam" parodies Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man with a figure resembling Donald Trump. The figure is drawn within a circle and square, with multiple sets of arms and legs extended, and is wearing a golf shirt, pants, and sneakers. An adjacent text bubble, attributed to "Leonardo da Vinci," proclaims, "President Trump is the most perfect specimen I have seen in over 500 years!"

This cartoon depicts a fortune teller with a headscarf seated at a table with a crystal ball and a sign reading "YOUR FUTURE TOLD." Kamala Harris sits across from her listening intently as the fortune teller gestures with her hands and says, "IF YOU'RE EVEN THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE AGAIN, I'VE GOT ONE WORD FOR YOU: DON'T...

This cartoon depicts a petri dish containing various grotesque, colorful microbes and growths. Emerging from this dish and held aloft by more of these organisms is a sign that reads "MAKE SMALLPOX BIG AGAIN."

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