Today's political cartoons - April 17, 2025 | The Week

published 17 April 2025

This cartoon depicts Harvard University's iconic building being aggressively overgrown by thick, thorny vines that have sprouted into a monstrous head resembling Donald Trump with a gaping mouth and long tongue. A person on the roof of Harvard observes this and says in a speech bubble, "...THAT ISN'T IVY."

This cartoon depicts a boxing match titled "TARIFF TITLE BOUT" in a boxing ring. Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have teamed up to punch a small man with no boxing gloves and "SMALL BIZ" written in his shirt. A commentator says, "TRUMP CONNECTS WITH A POWERFUL RIGHT, XI THROWS A PUNISHING BLOW!..."

This cartoon depicts a businessman and businesswoman leaving a building with a door that says "INVESTMENTS." The man says to the woman, "THE NICE THING ABOUT AMERICA IS, NO MATTER HOW THE ECONOMY IS DOING, YOU CAN ALWAYS BLAME THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE."

This stark cartoon depicts an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agent in tactical gear holding a document labeled "ICE Miranda" and restraining a distressed Lady Liberty, who wears a sash reading "DUE PROCESS OF LAW." The ICE agent states, "YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS, SO REMAIN SILENT. ANYTHING YOU, OR A COURT OF LAW SAYS WILL BE IGNORED. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A TRIP TO EL SALVADOR, A ONE-WAY TICKET WILL BE ARRANGED FOR YOU."

This cartoon depicts two GOP congressman wearing jester hats and business suits, walking away from the U.S. Capitol Building and the Washington Monument. One says to the other, "IF TRUMP KEEPS ACTING LIKE A KING AND WE JUST HUMOR HIM, WHAT'S THAT MAKE US?"

This cartoon depicts Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a firefighter holding a gasoline hose instead of a water hose. The gasoline hose has the word "MISINFORMATION" written along its side. RFK Jr. has patches on his gear referencing "SHADOWY PHARMA" and "GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACIES."

This two-panel cartoon depicts a cartoonist in the left panel saying, "MY LATEST CARTOON HITS TRUMP FOR HIS PLAN TO SEND 'HOME GROWNS' TO ROT IN A SALVADORAN PRISON..." The right panel reveals that the cartoonist is behind prison bars with a spiderweb and a rat. A guard wearing a "CECOT" hat asks, "IS IT FUNNY...?"

Donald Trump is in a suit, gesturing with tiny hands toward a child wearing a yellow hard hat, white coat, and holding cleaning supplies. Trump is saying, "WE'RE BRINGING MANUFACTURING JOBS BACK TO AMERICA. LET'S GET THESE KIDS OUT OF THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND BACK ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE."

This cartoon depicts a prisoner shackled to a medieval torture rack in a stone dungeon. Members of the U.S. Supreme Court stand discussing documents. John Roberts says to the prisoner, "PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE WE DEBATE THE RELATIVE MEANINGS OF 'FACILITATE' AND 'EFFECTUATE'."

This cartoon depicts a caricature of Donald Trump in a suit, presenting a thick book labeled "A.P. STYLEBOOK" to a man with glasses who appears concerned. Trump says, "AND WE ADDED THE GULF OF AMERICA PRONOUNS WE WANT YOU TO USE."

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