Inflation is flattening Americans while Trump leans into shiny distractions

As Americans continue struggling with rising prices, this cartoon takes aim at what critics see as Donald Trump’s habit of redirecting attention away from kitchen-table economic concerns and toward spectacle, vanity projects, and self-promotion. The image captures inflation as an unstoppable force barreling downhill — while Trump attempts to lure attention elsewhere.

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.