Single-panel editorial cartoon in the Oval Office, its beige walls covered in ornate gold trim. A worried Navy family — a sailor in dress whites and his wife holding a small child — stands before the Resolute Desk. A four-line exchange descends: the sailor says SIR, THE CONDITIONS ARE HORRIBLE. Trump answers I'LL HAVE GUEST SERVICES SEND UP FRESH TOWELS. The wife says IT'S A NAVY SHIP, SIR. Trump, grinning and handing them a tube of super glue, says RELAX. THE GOLD WILL BE INSTALLED NEXT WEEK. Drawn to the desk editor’s direction · rendered with gpt-image-2 on fal.ai
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