Updated Headline: Donald Trump Conducts Flying Monkeys As Air Traffic Controller In Shutdown Chaos
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Credit: The Globe and Mail / Cagle.com via Getty Images
Source: Cagle Cartoons
Byline: Michael de Adder
Byline Title: Editorial Cartoonist
Create Date: 20251107
Headline: Donald Trump Conducts Flying Monkeys As Air Traffic Controller In Shutdown Chaos
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Caption: HALIFAX, NS, Canada - NOVEMBER 7: In this satirical editorial cartoon titled "Trump Is Air Traffic Controlling Flying Monkeys" by Michael de Adder, published by The Globe and Mail via Cagle Cartoons, a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump is depicted in an air traffic control tower, conducting like an orchestra leader with a baton while directing a swarm of chaotic flying monkeys wearing fezzes, reminiscent of the Wicked Witch's minions from The Wizard of Oz, with some crashing or falling in the sky. The cartoon addresses the topic of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown under the Trump administration, which has left air traffic controllers unpaid, leading to staffing shortages, mandatory overtime, sick calls, and FAA-ordered flight reductions at major airports for safety reasons, with the cartoonist conveying that Trump's handling of the crisis is absurd and ineffective, turning air traffic management into a farcical attempt to control uncontrollable chaos, symbolizing mismanagement, danger, and disruption in aviation due to political impasse. (Illustration by Michael de Adder / The Globe and Mail / Cagle Cartoons via Getty Images)
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Copyright: Copyright - 2025 Michael de Adder
City: Halifax
State: NS
Country/Country Code: CAN / Canada
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