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5 crime-ridden cartoons about National Guard deployment in DC

August 17, 2025

CyberSec Bulletin

(Image credit: Randall Enos / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

This cartoon takes place outside the White House. There is a tank labeled “D.C. National Guard” filled with soldiers. A man in a “DC” sweatshirt yells to the soldiers, “Guys! I want to report a cabal of coup plotters, adjudicated sex offenders, convicted felons, and emoluments clause grifters holding America hostage!”

This cartoon shows two armed members of the US Military near the White House. Donald Trump is on the roof and holds a sippy cup. One of the military people says, “This city IS crime-ridden! There’s a felon on that roof!”

This begins in the top panel where two national guardsmen in full military gear are on patrol. One says, “Suspicious looking characters. Go check it out!” The second panel shows the guardsman with the Q-Anon Shaman and two proud boys with bear spray. The guardsman says, “False alarm. These ones are fine!”

In this cartoon, two members of the National Guard in full military gear are outside the White House. They stand near a sign that reads, “Future site of Pres. Trump’s Golden Ballroom.” One guardsman says, “If he had his way, everything would be gold!” The other responds,

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