This week’s editorial cartoon collection is dominated by the crucial meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump. Walt Handelsman begins by having the two leaders stand on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s summit and shake hands. The summit to discuss ending Russia’s conflict on Ukraine did not include an invitation for him.
Michael Ramirez carries on the idea, showing Zelenskyy being given a blank piece of paper to wave in surrender by Putin and Trump. Putin is attempting to regain Alaska, according to Bill Bramhall. According to Mike Luckovich, Trump’s remarks regarding windmills, Hannibal Lecter, and showerheads frighten Putin’s interpreter. According to Steve Breen, the two leaders will concur that Ukraine ought to give up its land.
Last week, Trump’s use of the D.C. National Guard to seize control of the city’s police department was the major domestic news. Soldiers armed with military equipment encircle Ramirez’s astounded onlookers. Bramhall sees it as just another diversion from the subject of Jeffrey Epstein. Jack Ohman and Nick Anderson draw attention to Trump’s hypocrisy in sending troops under the guise of an emergency while he refused to do so during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by his followers. Trump reminds Dana Summers of Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry.
The growing conflict between red and blue states over congressional district redrawing, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s viral remarks regarding vaccine recommendations, and the passing of astronaut Jim Lovell, who successfully navigated the crippled Apollo 13 moon mission back to Earth, are among the other news items in this week’s editorial cartoon gallery.
Mike Luckovich, Steve Breen, and Michael Ramirez of Creators Syndicate, as well as Jack Ohman, Nick Anderson, Bill Bramhall, Dana Summers, Drew Sheneman, Scott Stantis, Walt Handelsman, David Horsey, Phil Hands, Joel Pett, and Joey Weatherford of Tribune Content Agency, drew the cartoons.
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