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Trade War

The bowl of America. The collar in the grass.

Paco Baca · Editor and cartoonistSeptember 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Editorial cartoon by Paco Baca: a TRADE WAR doghouse against a wooden fence, a MAGA collar on a leash in the grass, and a Bowl of America with a bone. Signed Paco Baca / rocketmedia.news. — Cartoon by Paco Baca

Today’s plate runs with the editorial “Tariffs, Midterms, and NAFTA’s Ghost.” A TRADE WAR doghouse against the fence. A collar in the grass. The Bowl of America, bone still in it. The dog is not in the picture.

Paco Baca draws for The Rocket News. The cartoon is his, and it runs when he files the plate. This one is filed.

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