Swept under a rug

Swept under a rug

A clean up job, ketchup stains, and more

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Uncle Sam sweeps up trash from an America 250 celebration and thinks to himself, “So now what?”

Scott Stantis / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

A group of White House aides are in the hallway outside the Oval Office, which has been renamed “The Golden Oval”. A voice from inside the office shouts, “No more RED ketchup” as a waiter carries away a bottle of ketchup on a tray. One of the aides says, “Oh gawd, who told him about Communism?”

Randall Enos / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A man is putting gas into his car and speaks to a woman sitting in the passenger seat of the car. He says, “America 250 is such a hit, maybe next we can try ‘America 2.50 a gallon…’”

Steve Kelley / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

Four men sit at a bar and are shown from behind. The two men on the left say, “Thanks to the prez, makin’ money hand over fist…” “Ditto”. The two men on the right look on and one says, “Eric and Don Jr…”

Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

This cartoon is titled “Masked White Nationalists March Through Washington on July 4”. It depicts dozens of men in white masks, sunglasses, and matching hats. There is a Confedere Flag. One man sticks out because he has a Spiderman mask on. Someone says to him, “Brad…we said no Underoos.”

Clay Jones / Copyright 2026 Claytoonz

A down-on-his-luck man sits on the sidewalk holding out his hat and asking for money. Another man is in a suit and throws some coins into the unlucky man’s hat. The man asking for money says, “If socialism means universal health care, childcare and unemployment insurance, why is that so bad?” The man with money says, “Because it would mean higher taxes on the rich!”

Harley Schwadron / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

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