The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
Pat Bagley depicts former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a dilemma reminiscent of Robert Frost’s poem ‘The road not taken’. Romney has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, and is said to be considering running for a nomination against him in 2020. The cartoonist, though, sees tragedy in store for Romney either way — whether he follows Trump’s path or his own principles.
Carlos Latuff uses the lyrics from Pharrell Williams’ famous song ‘Happy‘ to condemn Israel’s bombing of Palestine, which has left many Palestinians homeless, and the US’ continued military aid to Israel.
In The Telegraph, Bob Moran depicts UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s struggles to hold up Brexit, after several of her cabinet colleagues quit.
In The Independent, Brian Adcock thinks Theresa May’s Brexit plan is impossible to achieve, and depicts cabinet ministers trying to deflate the ‘flying pig’.
Satish Acharya refers to recent comments by BJP and RSS leaders questioning the judiciary’s ability to judge the Rafale and Ayodhya cases.