Clear and Present Danger, Part II

This cartoon captures the surreal and often absurd legacy of Donald Trump, blending humor with biting critique. Trump is shown with a nervous grin, flanked by a cat nurse wielding a butterfly net and a dog doctor clutching a stethoscope, symbolizing the ongoing and even escalating concerns over his mental health. "They're eating the dogs... they're eating the cats..." "Of course they are, just calm down..." Referencing infamous moments like suggesting disinfectant injections, drinking bleach, raking forest floors to prevent wildfires, claiming the U.S. military turned on a giant water faucet in California, and proposing to buy Greenland, the cartoon underscores the warnings issued in The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. Edited by forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee in 2017, the book described the “clear and present danger” posed by Trump’s mental state to national and individual well-being—warnings that seemingly went unheeded as he bypassed checks and balances to secure re-election. Satirical yet sobering, the image explores the bizarre trajectory of modern politics.