You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com The cruelty the Trump administration is wielding at the United States’ border with Mexico is unconscionable. Cruelty is the point, of course. If we are scary and cruel enough to poor asylum-seekers, they’ll just go away, right? Oh, and there is the added benefit for the Trump crew that if the humanitarian crisis (read: the awful stuff we’re doing by keeping kids locked up) is to be stopped, we must fork over the money the administration demands. It’s another one of those cases where Trump helped create the problem, then tries to get what he wants by shutting down the government or stuffing kids in cages. He didn’t invent this tactic, of course, the Republican leadership has been doing this for years— although not with such sadistic glee. The truly scary part is that there are now so many people within the administration who are complicit, from architects of evil like Stephen Miller to poor hapless defenders-of-evil like Department of Justice lawyer, Sarah Fabian. And mustn’t forget ex-administration officials like John Kelly, who is now on the side of cashing in on these cruel policies.

Leverage, Baby!

June 27, 2019

The cruelty the Trump administration is wielding at the United States’ border with Mexico is unconscionable. Cruelty is the point, of course. If we are scary and cruel enough to poor asylum-seekers, they’ll just go away, right?

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Well, Trump finally kicked off his re-election campaign on Tuesday. Actually, he filed the paperwork for his re-election campaign on the day he was inaugurated and has been holding increasingly disturbing rallies ever since. Trump’s kickoff was just another diatribe of grievances and people who are out to get him— sprinkled liberally with outright lies. While the president rehashed much of the same rage as in 2015 and 2016, some of his comments took an increasingly ominous turn. He hinted again that big things were to come on the deportation front (which he also tweeted the day before). Maybe we should be thankful that Trump is still so hung up on Hillary Clinton. Let’s just keep him obsessing about Hillary and watching lots of t.v. and maybe he won’t actually implement more of his horrific policies. Sigh. A cartoonist can dream. Enjoy the cartoon, and stop on over by my Patreon site to get prints and behind-the-scenes goodies!

The Classic Trump Collection

June 20, 2019

Well, Trump finally kicked off his re-election campaign on Tuesday. Actually, he filed the paperwork for his re-election campaign on the day he was inaugurated and has been holding increasingly disturbing rallies ever since.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com President Trump has a strong affinity and even admiration for some of the globe’s leading authoritarians. Unfortunately, it’s become more than just a fascination with those tough guys he seems to like so much. Trump is bringing more than a touch of autocracy to his presidency. I’m not even talking about his stonewalling and refusal to cooperate with subpoenas and congressional oversight. Trump wants his wall but Congress didn’t give him the money, so he declared an emergency and got the funding on his own. There was bipartisan horror at Saudi Arabia’s killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — leading Congress to cut off U.S. support for the Saudi war against Yemen. Trump decided to declare an emergency again and turn over the keys to Raytheon, who will be working directly with the extremist Wahhabi regime to make more bombs. That’s just a taste of the Strongman-In-Training who occupies the White House. Here’s hoping this democracy thing prevents Trump from becoming a fully-fledged strongman. Enjoy the cartoon, and swing by my Patreon page for more! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Strongman-In-Training

June 12, 2019

President Trump has a strong affinity and even admiration for some of the globe’s leading authoritarians. Unfortunately, it’s become more than just a fascination with those tough guys he seems to like so much. Trump is bringing more than a touch of autocracy to his presidency.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com The Trump administration’s Department of Energy has been touting natural gas as “freedom gas.” I was wondering when the genius that is Secretary of Energy Rick Perry would finally emerge. Perry has been fairly quiet compared to other administration hacks bent on profiting from their position. As Rick Perry sees it, the United States is now on a most noble mission to spread our wonderful natural gas around the world, the way our troops saved everyone during World War II. Never mind the earthquakes, pollution and general planetary destruction from burning fossil fuels. Why stop at Freedom Gas? There are so many more incredible things the Trump administration is doing that could get a marketable sheen of patriotism if they just start with the word “freedom.” “Freedom Obstruction” anyone? Enjoy the cartoon, and come on over to see what’s happening on my Patreon page. (Hint: prints, other videos and behind-the-scenes goodies!)

Freedom Gas

June 5, 2019

The Trump administration’s Department of Energy has been touting natural gas as “freedom gas.” I was wondering when the genius that is Secretary of Energy Rick Perry would finally emerge. Perry has been fairly quiet compared to other administration hacks bent on profiting from their position.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Even though it’s not even close to the most egregious falsehood disseminated on Facebook, the doctored video of a “drunk” Nancy Pelosi helped laid bare a corporate culture of content at all costs. In an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, a Facebook executive squirmed a little but stood up for the company’s practice of distributing misinformation. I guess it’s high time we stopped pretending that Facebook really wants to do anything about keeping falsehoods and hoaxes off their “platform.” Come on in, Russia, the water’s fine! (Although there might be a link next to your election meddling that directs people to a certified fact-checking website.) The libertarian culture of Silicon Valley is alive and well— and seems to be working in the service of engagement, ad revenue and a collection of tech billionaires. Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg ignored a subpoena from the Canadian parliament to testify about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Next time they set foot in Canada the pair will likely be whisked away to the House of Commons. Here’s hoping Facebook isn’t still auto-generating “thanks for being here” video collections for ISIS. Enjoy the cartoon, share it on, um, Facebook— and be sure to stop by my Patreon page.

Just An Innocent Content Platform

May 30, 2019

Even though it’s not even close to the most egregious falsehood disseminated on Facebook, the doctored video of a “drunk” Nancy Pelosi helped laid bare a corporate culture of content at all costs. In an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, a Facebook executive squirmed a little but stood up for the company’s practice of distributing misinformation.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Even though President Trump’s battle against Congressional oversight is front and center, the administration is staffing up its xenophobe wing with even nastier hardliners. If we thought Trump’s immigration policy was bad, judging by the new blood, we may be in for something worse. Ken Cuccinelli is being brought in to wrangle Trump’s immigration agenda. He’s a Tea Partier-turned-Trumpist right-winger who advocates dumping birthright citizenship— not to mention covering naughty boobies, putting a stop to sodomy and spouting gubmint conspiracies. And let’s not forget the now-head of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, was one of the chief architects of family separation. Stephen Miller is definitely running the xenophobe agenda now. Sigh. If only we could focus on Ben Carson’s Oreo gaffe instead. Enjoy the cartoon, and get goodies while you support my work over on Patreon!

Xenophobe Trading Cards

May 23, 2019

Even though President Trump’s battle against Congressional oversight is front and center, the administration is staffing up its xenophobe wing with even nastier hardliners. If we thought Trump’s immigration policy was bad, judging by the new blood, we may be in for something worse.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Even though there are loads of reasons to begin impeachment proceedings, Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want to do it because it might rally Trump’s base and mess up the election. Um, Trump’s base is already rallied. Ninety percent or so of Republicans support the guy. I think we’ve passed the point of worrying about rallying the base. Trump’s base is firmly in the palm of his hand. So why not convince Trump’s base to support impeachment? If you take Pelosi’s argument to its logical conclusion, it’s a slam-dunk. Pelosi thinks not impeaching the president will help Democrats win the White House. By that logic, impeaching the president will keep him in the White House. Therefore, Trump’s base should support impeachment. These are the problems that arise when you let electoral concerns preempt constitutional ones. Sure, keeping Trump around in the White House may give the Democrats an edge in the election and impeachment is risky — but a constitutional duty is a constitutional duty. This impeachment is a lot bigger deal than getting busted for, say, fooling around with an intern. Impeach away.

MAGA Impeach!

May 15, 2019

Even though there are loads of reasons to begin impeachment proceedings, Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want to do it because it might rally Trump’s base and mess up the election. Um, Trump’s base is already rallied. Ninety percent or so of Republicans support the guy. I think we’ve passed the point of worrying about rallying the base. Trump’s base is firmly in the palm of his hand.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Today’s conventional wisdom seems to be that we’re just shy of a “constitutional crisis.” Maybe a “constitutional quasi-crisis?” Seems pretty crisis-like to me when the executive branch completely defies the oversight role of the Congress of the United States — while ample evidence of presidential wrongdoing exists and even-ampler reason to investigate further exists. But don’t worry, Sen. Mitch McConnell says, “case closed!” Now that Attorney General William Barr has refused to turn over the unredacted Mueller report to Congress, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Barr in contempt. Cue Donald Trump’s humongous don’t-ever-ever-back-down gland. This is not ending anytime soon. Sorry, Mitch. It sure looks like we’re well on the path to impeachment, provided Rep. Nancy Pelosi doesn’t keep thinking that impeachment is just a clever ploy by Donald Trump. I’m all for electoral realism, but I think there are more important things than playing election chess with Trump. Things like the U.S. Constitution. Enjoy the cartoon, and join me behind the scenes — not to mention get other goodies — when you support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

Case Closed!

May 9, 2019

Today’s conventional wisdom seems to be that we’re just shy of a “constitutional crisis.” Maybe a “constitutional quasi-crisis?” Seems pretty crisis-like to me when the executive branch completely defies the oversight role of the Congress of the United States — while ample evidence of presidential wrongdoing exists and even-ampler reason to investigate further exists.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Now that it has been firmly established that President Trump is going to use his shiny new attorney general to run interference for him, we’re likely headed for a constitutional crisis. It might take a little while, a little contempt, more impeachment rumblings and some threats of jail, but it’s coming. Trump will stonewall and fight back at all costs. Remember, Nixon resigned before the full House of Representatives even voted on impeachment. Could you ever imagine Trump doing that? No way. This guy isn’t going away without a much bigger fight than Nixon. Attorney General William Barr is doing a great job of becoming a mini-Trump. This is the guy who is so well respected and liked by everyone he’s worked with? It’s amazing how the shine gets tarnished when anyone comes in contact with the Trump White House. Enjoy the new oath, and be sure to come visit me over on my Patreon page for more! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore

A New Oath for New Times

May 1, 2019

Now that it has been firmly established that President Trump is going to use his shiny new attorney general to run interference for him, we’re likely headed for a constitutional crisis. It might take a little while, a little contempt, more impeachment rumblings and some threats of jail, but it’s coming.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Even though Robert Mueller didn’t charge President Trump and cuff him, he sure teed the evidence up for someone to do something about this guy. It’s almost as if Mueller thinks there is some other body, some branch of government that is actually set up to handle this sort of thing. Granted, I was as frustrated as the next sane person that Trump wasn’t immediately indicted and frog-marched out of the White House. But that’s not how Mueller and this impeachment thing works, apparently. The special counsel made a point of saying that he was not going to throw around charges because it is Department of Justice policy to not criminally charge a sitting president. When he becomes un-sitting, that is another story. Now that the redacted Mueller report lays out what appears to be evidence of a president obstructing justice, it’s up to Congress. Specifically, Democrats, because Republicans have been replaced by the Party of Protect Trump. The only thing that is needed now is for Democrats to care more about their constitutional duties than political polling and winning an election. (I’m all for additional investigations— hello, Rep. Elijah Cummings— but let’s begin the impeachment process, too.) Enjoy the cartoon, and join me over on Patreon to pick up some goodies and go behind-the-scenes! https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com

Free Advice for Democrats

April 24, 2019

Even though Robert Mueller didn’t charge President Trump and cuff him, he sure teed the evidence up for someone to do something about this guy. It’s almost as if Mueller thinks there is some other body, some branch of government that is actually set up to handle this sort of thing.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com The redacted Mueller report is on the way with Attorney General William Barr scheduled to kick off the big day at a press conference. No sense in diving right into that balance-of-powers stuff and give the report directly to Congress first, right? Barr and transparency don’t exactly go hand in hand. Barr has given himself so much wiggle room for redactions, particularly the “nothing related to ongoing investigations” out— he does know we’re talking about President Trump, right? I’m betting the ongoing investigations loophole will keep tons of material behind those black bars. And if that doesn’t do it, how about information that could “unduly infringe” on people’s privacy. Vague enough for you? I’m getting the sinking feeling we’re in for an even longer haul and plenty of court battles in the months and years to come. I’m not too optimistic about the commitment to transparency of a potentially ethically-conflicted attorney general who inflames a conspiracy theory while prematurely declaring his boss’ innocence. Enjoy the cartoon, and come visit me on Patreon if you’re interested in prints, behind-the-scenes videos and other goodies!

Barring the Mueller Report

April 17, 2019

The redacted Mueller report is on the way with Attorney General William Barr scheduled to kick off the big day at a press conference. No sense in diving right into that balance-of-powers stuff and give the report directly to Congress first, right? Barr and transparency don’t exactly go hand in hand.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com The great spring purge at the White House is under way. President Trump has been slashing and burning his minions and now has a cabinet loaded with “acting” secretaries. The famed baby-torturer, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is out. Apparently Nielsen and others weren’t tough enough for Trump. Maybe the migrant families fleeing violence in their home countries will soon be extra-extra separated again? There is plenty of other cruelty Stephen Miller and his henchman Trump can throw at the border. Trump swears he won’t start separating children from their parents again and blames it all on Obama, of course. The administration has already moved to close U.S. immigration offices overseas, closing the door further. I’m afraid to see what “acting” wackos will fill the void left by the departing wackos. Enjoy the cartoon, and if you want to help support my cartooning— and get some goodies for yourself— come visit me over on Patreon.

Calling All Xenophobes!

April 11, 2019

The great spring purge at the White House is under way. President Trump has been slashing and burning his minions and now has a cabinet loaded with “acting” secretaries. The famed baby-torturer, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is out.

You can help support my work and go behind-the-scenes here: https://www.patreon.com/markfiore And more here: http://www.MarkFiore.com Once again, Republicans are caught without an alternative to their nemesis Obamacare. After the Trump administration supported a legal fight to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, President Trump began to wage a campaign to make Republicans, the “party of health care.” Trump assured the nation that Republicans were sooooo close to the most incredible, tremendous, stupendous health care program that would be cheaper, better and more awesome than the evil Obamacare. After the trouncing Republicans suffered in the midterms (in large part because of their stance on health care), Trump’s allies in congress were loathe to take up health care yet again— in part because they didn’t, um, have a plan. Never fear, the Tweeter-in-Chief declared that the stupendous Republican plan that will make us all healthier and richer would be unveiled after we all voted for Republicans. If you want great health care, just vote for the party that has been trying to strip away decent health coverage for years, right? Thankfully, Trump just succeeded in putting health care front and center for the 2020 campaign. Enjoy the cartoon— and if you want prints, behind-the-scenes goodies and to kindly support my work, come visit me over on my Patreon page!

Repeal & Give-Us-A-Minute

April 3, 2019

Once again, Republicans are caught without an alternative to their nemesis Obamacare. After the Trump administration supported a legal fight to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, President Trump began to wage a campaign to make Republicans, the “party of health care.”

April 3, 2019

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Mar 27, 2019

The Barr Report

Mar 27, 2019

All this talk of the Mueller report has me confused. Has anyone in the media or general public actually seen the Mueller report? Oh yeah, we’ve only heard about it from a Trump loyalist who has been in the job of attorney general for a little over a month.

Mar 27, 2019

Mar 20, 2019

@DevinNunesLawyers

Mar 20, 2019

Well, California Rep. Devin Nunes’ marketing campaign to boost the visibility of the Twitter account of Devin Nunes’ Cow succeeded fabulously. In the five hours or so that has passed since I took the screenshot of the @DevinCow page for this animation, the parody account has added around 70,000 followers. Before Nunes sued his imaginary cow’s Twitter account, it had a grand total of 1,204 followers.

Mar 20, 2019

Mar 13, 2019

The Donald Trump Bible

Mar 13, 2019

Sure, it’s stomach-turning and a bit shocking to see Donald Trump signing Bibles. It’s not the tinge of blasphemy and desecration, plenty of people write in Bibles and it’s not that big a deal. What is head-turning to religious and non-religious people alike is just who is signing Bibles.

Mar 13, 2019

Mar 6, 2019

Nothin’ To See Here!

Mar 6, 2019

The investigations into President Trump’s corruption and abuse of power have just ratcheted up a notch or 80. There has also been a ratcheting up of Trump’s defenders as well, emanating from the White House/Fox News.

Mar 6, 2019

Feb 28, 2019

Trump’s Tour of Duty

Feb 28, 2019

President Trump is having a busy few days, what with seat-of-the-pants diplomacy with North Korea, Michael Cohen testifying before congressional committees and an impending Mueller report. It would be understandable if Trump was a little too distracted to end a war and disarm a crazed nuclear-armed tyrant. A summit was a nice distraction while it lasted.

Feb 28, 2019

Feb 20, 2019

It’s A Wall Emergency!

Feb 20, 2019

Well, Trump’s emergency declaration is here — time to get ready for ripping off funding from military construction and anti-drug trafficking activities, hooray! We’ve got to build a wall that’s already tremendously built and take money from anti-drug trafficking to pay for a thing that cuts down on drug trafficking. Follow?

Feb 20, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

The Revolver

Feb 13, 2019

Trump’s pick to lead the Department of the Interior has been through the revolving door between government and lobbying so much it’ll make your head spin. David Bernhardt has been the number two guy at the agency for a while and is likely going to be the next Interior Secretary now that ethically-challenged Ryan Zinke is out.

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 6, 2019

Executive Time

Feb 6, 2019

Now that President Trump finished the State of the Union, how about a little Executive Time? When a White House source leaked Trump’s daily private schedules to Axios, you could see that around 60% of his schedule was devoted to “executive time.” This is time when the president is in the White House residence, watching TV, making phone calls and generally hanging out.

Feb 6, 2019

Jan 31, 2019

The Tactical Truth Team

Jan 31, 2019

Okay, I know that Trump lying is not exactly breaking news. I agree. But as his lies get more fantastical and dangerous, I think we need to remind ourselves once in a while that it’s not okay for the President of the United States to lie and keep getting away with it. He’s not a doddering old relative, he’s the guy supposedly running the country who also has the nuclear launch codes (which fortunately he hasn’t tweeted out yet).

Jan 31, 2019

Jan 24, 2019

What Would MAGA-Jesus Do?

Jan 24, 2019

The social media firestorm that erupted after a group of MAGA-hat-wearing high school students taunted a Native American man on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial has yet to die down. Unlike many of the pundits out there, I don’t think this event is all about the evils of social media and confusion over video angles.

Jan 24, 2019

Jan 17, 2019

Unbelievable Vehicles Invading America!

Jan 17, 2019

Amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, President Trump has continued to roll out reasons why not having his big, beautiful border wall is a dire threat to the great land of America First. His latest reason for the wall: “unbelievable vehicles” that are flooding across the border.

Jan 17, 2019

Jan 9, 2019

An Address From the Oval Orifice

Jan 9, 2019

President Trump’s much vaunted address from the Oval Office didn’t have many fireworks . . . unless you listened to the words he actually said. Even though Trump appeared unusually composed and/or stiff, he didn’t stray too far from his usual demonizing immigrants script. (Thank you, Stephen Miller.)

Jan 9, 2019

Jan 2, 2019

The Year in Lies

Jan 2, 2019

The lies from President Trump are becoming even more frequent. So frequent, in fact, that more popped out while I was finishing up the cartoon. If I chronicled every single Trump lie in this animation, it would be hours long. (The “over 7,500” figure mentioned at the end is real.)

Jan 2, 2019