Cartoonists say money and greed are root of all of Trump's evil, 2016 election fraud

Cartoonist John Cole of The Times Tribune in Scranton, Pa., exploring the latest evidence that Donald J. Trump was a candidate who personally directed an illegal scheme to manipulate the 2016 presidential election, and whose advisors had more contact with Russia than he acknowledges.

Cartoonist Steve Sack of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune illustrates a report that Trump promised a $50 million penthouse to Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a Trump Tower deal in Moscow. He has Trump saying, "No pets," except me.

The red Christmas trees in the White House take on new meaning in this cartoon from Christopher Weyant of The Boston Globe. "I chose the [hammer-and-sickle] ornaments," Trump says

The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi exposed Trump's cold-blooded view of U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia, as illustrated by cartoonist Steve Sack. The president exaggerated wildly about the amount of arms sales to the oil-rich kingdom.

The New York stock exchange tanked last week amid trade jitters with China, and Trump's tweets didn't help, as shown in this cartoon by Rick McKee of The Augusta Chronicle in Georgia. 

Cartoonist Randy Bish of The Pittsburgh Tribune Review exploring Trump's appearance at the funeral for George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. All of these cartoons and many others from around the world can be found at The Cagle Post.

-- VICTOR E. SASSON

Trump, Giuliani and other supporters spin web of lies that will bring down president

TRUMP REWRITES COMMANDMENTS: "THOU SHALT NOT LIE down and take it from the Fake News Media" and "THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY with anyone who's not a Ten!" are two of the commandments President Trump follows, says editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis of The Buffalo News.

WOLF AT THE DOOR: Comedian Michelle Wolf killed it at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., where she blasted Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders -- who was sitting on the dais -- for telling lies to the news media. This is another Zyglis cartoon.

By VICTOR E. SASSON
EDITOR

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Washington Post, the great daily newspaper President Trump loves to hate, is reporting the Liar-In-Chief has surpassed 3,000 false or misleading claims.

"Our latest update includes 3,001 false or misleading claims Trump made since the day he took office to the end of April," the newspaper said.

"That's an average of nearly 6.5 [bogus] claims a day" for a total of 466 days, the Fact Checker said, up from an average of 4.9 such claims in his first 100 days.

Some of the lies are explored in today's roundup of editorial cartoons from Cagle.com, which brings together artists from the United States and Europe.

JUMPING SHIP: A third Zyglis cartoon shows lawyers, White House aides and others abandoning Trump at a rapid clip.

SELF-PORTRAIT: Adam Zyglis of The Buffalo News.

DRIVING LIBRULS CRAZY: Trump supporters don't take Trumps' lies personally, says cartoonist Pat Bagley of The Salt Lake Tribune. "Love how that drives libruls crazy," a man says after the president admits, "I lie all the time about everything and spent a lifetime ripping off people just like you!"

CARTOONIST KEVIN SIERS: Trump hired attorney Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, but that backfired when the loose cannon claimed in an appearance on Fox that the president repaid the $130,000 in hush money meant to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about their sexual encounter. Previously, the president said he knew nothing about the payment. "He'll get his facts straight," the cartoonist for The Charlotte Observer says, quoting Trump.

WE CAN'T WAIT: In a second cartoon, Siers shows Trump in prison as Giuliani says, "Trust me, so far so good! Now on to step two...."

KENNEDY V. TRUMP: Cartoonist Randy Bish of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review contrasts John F. Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you" and Trump's "Ask how much money it will take for her to never talk about that night in the hotel." 

Political cartoonists have a refreshing take on Trump, other big stories in the news

R.J. Matson, the editorial cartoonist at Roll Call, says the nation's capital isn't big enough for President Trump and the U.S. Constitution.

John Cole, the cartoonist at The Scranton Times-Tribune in Pennsylvania, notes that replacing the Affordable Care Act will send the poor and sick down the tubes.

Trump's so-called tax reform plan is all smoke and mirrors, says Jeff Darcy, cartoonist at The Plain Dealer in Ohio.

A hung jury hasn't changed anything for Bill Cosby,  says cartoonist Randy Bish. See Cagle.com for many more cartoons.

-- VICTOR E. SASSON