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Grading the economy, Teutonic Todd, and more

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This is a two-panel cartoon with Donald Trump on both sides. On the left side, Trump says, “I grade the economy A+.” On the right side, Trump sits next to a chart that reads “Trump Family Grift: $2.2 billion (excluding Kushner)” and he says, “Specifically MY economy.”

Jack Ohman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

Todd Blanche sits at his desk. The seal behind him reads, “The Department of Just Us” and he has a picture of Ghislaine Maxwell next to him with the letters “XOXOXO” like kisses. His nameplate reads, “Todd Blanche, Achtung Attorney General.”

John Deering / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon is titled “Footnote vs. History.” Donald Trump stands in the Smithsonian near a dinosaur skeleton and a large fish. He says, “The Smithsonian is woke!”

Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

This cartoon is drawn like a movie poster for “The Odyssey.” This one is titled “Pentagon Pictures Presents: The Idiocy.” Three massive soldiers in camouflage are armed and tower over a tiny Pete Hegseth, who wears a robe and carries a syringe. The soldiers look at each other like, “Who is this idiot?” as Hegseth says, “Mind if I check your testosterone?"

Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

Jeannie Pirro sits at her desk and drinks wine from a box of cabernet that has a spout like a gas can. An aide walks in with a phone and says, “You might be in trouble…Trump just rated you a flat-chested two…”

Clay Jones / Copyright 2026 Claytoonz

Harry Truman and Donald Trump sit in the Oval Office. Truman’s nameplate reads, “The Buck Stops Here!” Trump’s reads, “Billions of the Bucks Stops Here!”

John Darkow / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

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