Donald Trump accelerates the political flames in Los Angeles | June 10 editorial cartoons

Tuesday's political cartoons include double standards, Donald Trump escalating tensions in Los Angeles, and the runaway national debt

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A man in a red hat sits in a chair with a beer and a pardon for Jan. 6 on the wall behind him. He yells “Go get ‘em!” at a television showing a scene labeled, “Trump sends National Guard to LA protests.”

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

A man with a suit is speaking from a podium as he looks at a phone. He says, “I’m pleased to announce Texas’ first Strategic Bitcoin Reserve worth $500 million…Wait, $600 million. No, $300 million. $200 million. No, hang on…”

(Image credit: Nick Anderson / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon depicts a typical home, as if you are sanding on the sidewalk next to a white picket fence. A pair of scared eyes are peeking out from behind a curtain. The sign on the house’s lawn reads, “Beware of everything.”

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

This editorial cartoon depicts the Statue of Liberty from the shoulders up. She holds up the torch of liberty but has a handcuff around her arm.

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

This is a five-panel cartoon drawn in a comic book style. It’s titled “BAD Break-Up” and shows the ups and downs of Elon Musk’s relationship with Donald Trump. The first panel reads, “The Modern Romance of Elon Musk and Donald Trump seems to be headed for the rocks.” The second panel is labeled “TRU LUV" and a crowd cheers as Elon Musk stands triumphantly cheering on Donald Trump. The next panel shows Trump and Musk selling used Teslas from the White House. The fourth panel is labeled "BUT… THE HONEYMOON ENDED… FAST." Trump and Musk are fighting over the “Big Beautiful Bill” and Jeffrey Epstein. The final panels show the end of the relationship with Musk’s saying “I guess we’re space-exes” and Trump says, “Cybertruck you, pal!”

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

This cartoon shows a man and a woman in a coffee shop. The woman wears a shirt that reads, “PRO disease.” The man’s T-shirt reads, “Anti Vax.” The woman says, “Toe-mato, toe-MAH-to.”

(Image credit: Guy Parsons / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This political cartoon shows a Cybertruck labeled “DOGE” wedge in between two M1 tanks during the birthday parade for Donald Trump. A voice from the Cybertruck says, “No waste, fraud or abuse here that I can see at our president’s birthday military parade.”

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

This editorial cartoon is set in the Oval Office. Donald Trump is behind his desk, and says "Agitators are escalating the chaos in California.” A man next to him reads a newspaper with the headline, “Trump Deploys National Guard.” The man says, “Yes, but enough about you.”

(Image credit: Michael de Adder / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon is titled “On the Debt Ceiling” and is drawn to resemble Michelangelo's “The Creation of Adam” from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The hand at the left holds a grenade labeled “NATIONAL DEBT”. Donald Trump’s hand is at right, about to pull the pin from the grenade.

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

This political cartoon is dominated by bright flames labeled “LA” burning. Donald Trump is here, dressed as a firefighter, and stands in the fire with a large, red gas can from which he pours gasoline on the flames.

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

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