Politics
Gas Price Cartoons: Sticker Shock at the Pump
By CM Chaney · May 23, 2026
MAGA Supporter Gets Screwed by Epstein Wars and Soaring Gas Prices
Milt Priggee's cartoon shows a wide-eyed man in a red MAGA hat, symbolizing Make America Great Again supporters, with a large screw marked Epstein wars entering one ear and exiting the other as a chain linked to a gas prices sign. Cagle Cartoons
Gas Prices So High, Pump Offers Credit Limit Boost
The cartoon shows a gas pump price board with supreme plus at 2.279 per gallon and 94 octane, supreme at 2.249 with 91 octane, and regular at 2.009 with 87 octane. Next to it sits an ATM labeled to increase credit limit here, poking at high gas prices and the economy's push toward more credit. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Ballooned as Inflation Lifts Grocery Shopper Skyward in de Adder Cartoon
Michael de Adder draws a hefty Donald Trump as an enormous balloon marked 'INFLATION,' his tie extending like a string to hoist a tiny shopping cart. A frantic shopper clings to the cart, groceries tumbling out below. Power lines loom in the background against a clear sky. Cagle Cartoons
GOP Elephant Pumps Iran War Gas into Family Car Shock
The cartoon shows a gray elephant dressed in a suit, representing the GOP, holding a gas nozzle from a red pump marked 'IRAN WAR' with dollar signs, filling a red car. Inside the car, a family including adults, children, and a dog looks surprised with question and exclamation marks above. Cagle Cartoons
Hormuz Blockade Nightmare: Stuck Ships Face Hantavirus Outbreak
Dave Whamond's cartoon shows two crew members on a ship's deck, one complaining about weeks stuck due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade, sighing if it can get worse, while the other reports a Hantavirus outbreak on board. Cagle Cartoons
Cartoon Skewers Cognitive Lapse on Iran War's Oil Price Fallout
Jonathan Brown's cartoon presents a stark true-or-false cognitive test: if A (a fighter jet) starts a war with B (Iran), the result could be C (an oil barrel marked $100+). The map of Iran includes a hint pointing to the Strait of Hormuz, noting that 20% of the world's oil moves through there, underscoring control over this chokepoint. Cagle Cartoons
US Economy Sinking Amid Debt Icebergs in Treacherous Waters Cartoon
This political cartoon illustrates the US Economy as a massive ship labeled accordingly, dramatically sinking after colliding with numerous icebergs each marked 'DEBT.' A speech bubble from the ship warns to alert the president about icebergs, evoking the Titanic disaster in a clear metaphor for economic peril. Cagle Cartoons
Oil Companies Ride High on Excessive War Profits While Motorists Suffer
In this pointed political cartoon, an oil company platform sits atop a blue car, loaded with piles of dollar-sign money bags, while cranes dangle more profits. The frustrated motorist grips the wheel, face red with anger, illustrating how excessive profits from oil companies crush consumers at the pump. Cagle Cartoons
Mother's Day Gift: A Bomb of Gas Prices Hits Home
Gary McCoy's cartoon captures a family moment where a young son hands his mother a lit bomb marked GAS, exclaiming Happy Mother's Day, while she thanks him enthusiastically. The image ties into tags like Mom, mother, Mothers Day, gas, oil, petro, prices, economy, inflation. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Gas Prices Soar with Incompetence and Stupidity on Display
Bob Englehart's cartoon features a gas station sign with Trump at the top, showing prices for incompetence at 6.21⁹ and stupidity at 8.51⁹ against a blue sky with clouds. The tags Trump, Iran War, gas prices, gasoline, and gallon frame the visual pun. Such cartoons often tie political figures to everyday economic pains like fuel costs. Cagle Cartoons
Kid Demands $20 Gas Surcharge to Mow Lawn Amid Soaring Fuel Prices
Dave Granlund's cartoon captures the everyday sting of high gas prices, where a kid pushing a red lawnmower demands twenty bucks just to cover the gas from a woman at her door. The scene, set in a suburban yard with the text 'This summer... Cagle Cartoons
Campaign Signs Satirize Gas Prices in 2026 Midterms
John Darkow's cartoon shows campaign signs for the coming election, with a straightforward Vote Democrat board featuring a blue donkey symbol, contrasted by a gas station-style sign advertising GAS 4.24 REGULAR and a small Vote GOP placard below. Cagle Cartoons
Hydra of Our Times: Car Battles Multi-Headed Fuel Pump Monster in Oil Crisis Satire
Marco De Angelis draws a clever twist on the ancient HYDRA myth, where a plucky red CAR, sword in hand, squares off against a beastly creature formed by three FUEL pump nozzles—green, yellow, and blue—attached to writhing black hoses. Cagle Cartoons
Trump's Lit Fuse: Endless Wars Distract from Epstein as Gas Prices Explode
Milt Priggee's cartoon shows a casual figure in a red cap sitting on a large black bomb marked 'GAS PRICES,' with a lit fuse trailing text that reads 'TRUMP'S ENDLESS WARS TO DISTRACT ATTENTION FROM EPSTEIN.' The image captures themes of Iran war, distraction, wars, gas prices, and Epstein in a straightforward satirical jab. Cagle Cartoons
Epstein Wars: Distracting from Affordable Gas Promises
The cartoon depicts a headless figure dressed in a yellow shirt emblazoned with 'AFFORDABLE GAS,' clutching a massive cylindrical object marked 'EPSTEIN WARS' in bold letters, parodying familiar movie titles. Smoke wafts from the tube's end, suggesting explosion or release. Cagle Cartoons
Iran's Oil Surplus Turns Kwik-Mart into Giveaway Central Amid U.S. Blockade
Gary McCoy's cartoon depicts two bearded Iranian clerics inside the Iran Kwik-Mart, promoting a free barrel of oil with Slurpee purchase to handle surplus crude. Outside, a hooded figure dumps an oil barrel into a car trunk, lamenting U.S. blockades on shipping ports. Cagle Cartoons
EU Rides Wild Oil Barrel in Modern Economic Rodeo
Marco De Angelis draws a sharp symbolic scene where a figure draped in the European Union flag clings to a bucking oil barrel marked OIL, legs kicking like a furious bull, smoke puffing from its nostrils. The rodeo metaphor nails the wild ride of economy and prices amid war in places like Hormuz. Cagle Cartoons
Arch de Trump: A Gas Pump Legacy in Washington
The cartoon illustrates a massive gas pump designed as an arch, prominently labeled 'The Arch de Trump,' with prices listed for regular at 4.25 per gallon, plus at 4.59, and super at 4.89, alongside octane ratings of 87, 89, and 91. Cagle Cartoons
Oil Prices Skyrocket: Gas Can Bling Takes Center Stage in Cartoon Satire
The cartoon shows a hand extended, wearing a ring shaped like a yellow gas can with an X, sparkling as if it's a precious diamond. Red nails add a touch of glamour to the scene against a plain background. This straightforward image pokes fun at oil prices skyrocketing, turning everyday fuel into something as valuable as jewelry. Cagle Cartoons
Hormuz Blockade Sinks U.S. Consumer Sentiment in Sharp Cartoon Satire
Monte Wolverton's cartoon captures the Hormuz Strait blockade with warships and tankers lined up on the water's surface, a clear nod to geopolitical strife in key oil passages. Below, the phrase U.S. consumer sentiment is etched into the ocean floor, surrounded by fish, driving home the idea of economic morale hitting rock bottom. Cagle Cartoons
Gas from the Pump vs. Gas from Trump: A Punny Take on Prices and Promises
The cartoon splits into two panels: one shows a man at a car at gas pump, angrily reacting with symbols to high gasoline prices labeled as gas from the pump. Cagle Cartoons
Skyrocketing Gas Prices Turn Summer Vacations into Backyard Staycations in 2026
Dave Granlund's cartoon nails the frustration of high gasoline prices derailing summer road trips for families on limited budgets. Instead of hitting the highway in their autos, this crew opts for a stay home vacation, splashing in a backyard kiddie pool with the dog. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Lifted by Soaring Oil Prices in Sharp Cartoon
Arcadio Esquivel's cartoon captures Trump striding forward, his red tie extending upward to hold a massive oil barrel aloft like a helium balloon, with his yellow hair streaming behind. The simplicity highlights themes of Trump, oil prices, inflation, Hormuz, energy, and midterm elections. Cagle Cartoons
US Stock Market Bull Plunges into Surging Fuel Prices Abyss
The cartoon shows a fierce black bull, emblazoned with 'U.S. Stock Market,' plummeting off jagged cliffs into a turbulent green sea where an oil barrel labeled 'Fuel Prices' tips over amid white foam. Cagle Cartoons
Uncle Sam’s Oil Fix: Another Push for Alternative Energy
Bill Day's cartoon shows a figure in red-and-white stripes, resembling national colors, self-injecting a syringe marked 'WAR' and '$', with text pleading for alternative energy sources. The dark, shadowy style underscores the grim addiction to oil, tying into tags like war, oil prices, Gulf of Hormuz, global warming, climate change, and addiction. Cagle Cartoons
Easter 2026: Gas Prices Rise to Biblical Heights in Satirical Cartoon
Ratt's cartoon captures Easter in America 2026 with a gas pump standing in for the central cross on a Calvary hill, showing $4.00 on its display and the text 'It is Risen' above, playing on rising gas prices. Tags like Easter, gas prices, oil, Iran war, and Strait of Hormuz suggest a future where geopolitical tensions drive fuel costs skyward. Cagle Cartoons
Uncle Sam Stranded: Affordability Truck Speeds Away Amid Gas Woes
In this John Darkow cartoon, Uncle Sam stands on a roadside, thumb extended in a hitchhiking gesture, clutching a red gas can labeled 'Gas,' while a massive truck labeled 'AFFORDABILITY' barrels away, leaving exhaust and debris in its wake. Cagle Cartoons
Trump Takes Credit for Skyrocketing Gas Prices in Satirical Cartoon
Bruce Plante's cartoon shows a gas pump topped with President Donald J. Trump's head, smirking as it says, 'Higher gas rices? I did that,' while a driver fuels his red truck. Cagle Cartoons
Trump's Regime Change: Falling into the Polls Abyss
Dave Whamond's Trump regime change cartoon depicts the ex-president caricature plummeting down a jagged red line labeled 'POLLS' across a simplified map of the Persian Gulf region, including Strait of Hormuz, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman. Cagle Cartoons