Downhill from here

Downhill from here

Rolling debt, down payments, and more

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Uncle Sam runs down a hill as he is chased by a giant boulder labeled “$40 trillion national debt.” He says, “I don’t know (huff) how much longer (puff) I can pretend it’s not there!!”

Christopher Weyant / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This is a two-panel cartoon. On the left side, a man in a suit holds a glass of champagne and toasts two people outside a house. The two people are in silhouette. The man says, “Congratulations on the purchase of your first house!” On the right side, the homebuyers are revealed as an elderly man with a cane and an elderly woman. The elderly man says, “Only took us 52 years to save for the down payment.”

Steve Breen / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

This is a six-panel cartoon depicting an elephant in a suit talking in each panel. He says: “Epstein files: That old thing?” “$2b Grifts: That scamp!” “Measles: Freedom!” “Hormuz: Who mooz?” “Canada: They’ll be back..begging!” In the final panel the elephant says “Tax the rich:” and its head explodes.

Pat Bagley / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

This cartoon takes place underwater. The reader is at the bottom and looks up to see a GOP elephant being swimming as it is surrounded by dozens of circling sharks with sharp teeth and the label “Tariffs”.

Michael Ramirez / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon depicts a cow that has been labeled on its side with all the different cuts of meat, including “chuck” “rib” “brisket” “tenderloin” etc. A large pile of dung is behind the cow and is labeled “Trump’s Beef Policies.”

Clay Jones / Copyright 2026 Claytoonz

This cartoon puts the reader above a car that has a license plate that reads “Venezuelans”. On one side of the car, an ICE agent kneels on a man and pummels him after breaking the driver’s side window to drag him out. On the other side of the car, a US soldier fills a gas can with gas from the car.

Pedro Molina / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

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