The United States is this week expected to cross a financial milestone that once seemed almost unimaginable: $40 trillion in national debt. The federal debt has doubled since first took office in 2017, and he’s added more to it than Biden. Critics may complain that this cartoon is unfair because both parties added to the debt. But Trump has certainly had more to do with creating the debt than he did the Kennedy Center.
I didn’t vote for this criminal administration. And yet I feel guilty about what it’s doing to our country and our planet. My kids, grandkids and great grands. It’s not looking great for them at all. 😢🤬
You're so right to point out how much Trump loves to put his name everywhere. The fact that he made $2.2 billion (and counting) in 2025 alone, may overshadow the disastrous ($40 trillion) national debt. Either he'll find a way to blame Biden--or, he'll brag that no one in our history has accumulated that much debt in so short a period of time, and he would actually be right!
Great cartoon, Nick! It makes me wonder what Trump's real comments looking at his US Debt memorial would be..... My guess is NOT printable verbatim by the News media.
Love it, but the honor should be shared by the present GOP-controlled Congress, and every Senator and Congressperson who voted for ridiculous Pentagon budget increases over the years, while never requiring the DOD to pass an audit.
Yes, but this is made possible by the unwillingness to use the powers of the Legislative Branch to counterbalance incursions by an aggressive Executive Branch. They capitulate by giving fealty to the theory of the unitary executive. Each act of surrender of legislative power to the President could result (and has resulted) in a de facto reallocation of these powers to the President, going back to Richard Nixon.
The current despicable occupant of the office of the President has seized hold of, and held onto the reins controlling the direction and speed of all legislation by the GOP-controlled House and Senate. Including, of course, the re-direction of funds in the Discretionary portion of the budget. He's had a few setbacks, but not a minute fraction of what should have been blocked.
I know that both parties are to blame for our fiscal crisis. It is a crisis too. The future for our planet looks bleak. I have to say, though, that the Trump regime and the idiot Congress have really brought things to a head. I work for King Soopers and have seen prices especially for any meat products really increase in price. Even the Denver Post is $4.50 per issue. Today, I spent nearly $60 for 6 or 7 items that were just everyday food items. I hold Trump and the Republican controlled Congress responsible for this hideous mess. All this is going on while Trump threatens other countries, the war is still on, our service men and women are going without basic necessities, ships need repairs, we have a measles epidemic, people don't have clean water to drink, ICE is trying to force electric shock gloves on the citizens of this country. All this and more while our doddering and insane President fools around with his darling little assistant. Ain't life in the US of A great?
Thank you for the serious commentary and cartoon.
So much more than the Kennedy Centre! It’s awful! When will people wake up!!! Thanks, Nick❣️
I didn’t vote for this criminal administration. And yet I feel guilty about what it’s doing to our country and our planet. My kids, grandkids and great grands. It’s not looking great for them at all. 😢🤬
Important work to share. And, thank you, Nick.
I worry about that, too. So fearful about the planet we're leaving them, due to climate change largely being ignored or downplayed.
This is a great one, as was yesterday's cartoon about the ICE gloves at 380 volts... Well done!
You explain this disaster all too well. We haven't been paying enough attention to this
You're so right to point out how much Trump loves to put his name everywhere. The fact that he made $2.2 billion (and counting) in 2025 alone, may overshadow the disastrous ($40 trillion) national debt. Either he'll find a way to blame Biden--or, he'll brag that no one in our history has accumulated that much debt in so short a period of time, and he would actually be right!
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$1 TRILLION dollars a Year!!
Great cartoon, Nick! It makes me wonder what Trump's real comments looking at his US Debt memorial would be..... My guess is NOT printable verbatim by the News media.
Love it, but the honor should be shared by the present GOP-controlled Congress, and every Senator and Congressperson who voted for ridiculous Pentagon budget increases over the years, while never requiring the DOD to pass an audit.
Although a lot of spending is directly by the administration, without consulting congress at all.
Yes, but this is made possible by the unwillingness to use the powers of the Legislative Branch to counterbalance incursions by an aggressive Executive Branch. They capitulate by giving fealty to the theory of the unitary executive. Each act of surrender of legislative power to the President could result (and has resulted) in a de facto reallocation of these powers to the President, going back to Richard Nixon.
The current despicable occupant of the office of the President has seized hold of, and held onto the reins controlling the direction and speed of all legislation by the GOP-controlled House and Senate. Including, of course, the re-direction of funds in the Discretionary portion of the budget. He's had a few setbacks, but not a minute fraction of what should have been blocked.
If it could be paid off tomorrow, who would get it? ..
I know that both parties are to blame for our fiscal crisis. It is a crisis too. The future for our planet looks bleak. I have to say, though, that the Trump regime and the idiot Congress have really brought things to a head. I work for King Soopers and have seen prices especially for any meat products really increase in price. Even the Denver Post is $4.50 per issue. Today, I spent nearly $60 for 6 or 7 items that were just everyday food items. I hold Trump and the Republican controlled Congress responsible for this hideous mess. All this is going on while Trump threatens other countries, the war is still on, our service men and women are going without basic necessities, ships need repairs, we have a measles epidemic, people don't have clean water to drink, ICE is trying to force electric shock gloves on the citizens of this country. All this and more while our doddering and insane President fools around with his darling little assistant. Ain't life in the US of A great?
He oughta love it -- it's big, it's gold, and it's record-setting.