Trump's website already selling his criminal mugshot merchandise
The Trump campaign is aiming to profit from Donald Trump's now-viral Fulton County jail mugshot. Trump's 2024 presidential campaign website is already selling merchandise with his mugshot, shortly after its release to the public from an Atlanta jail. On the website, T-shirts, beverage coolers, mugs, and bumper stickers are available, all featuring the mugshot with the caption "NEVER SURRENDER."
Independent creators too capitalizing
Independent creators too are capitalizing on the photo, offering merchandise both supportive and critical of Trump. The image shows Trump rocking a no-nonsense look in a booking photo, wearing a blue suit and red tie. After a two-year absence due to being banned from Twitter, Trump has reappeared on the platform and the first tweet he made since then was this very photo.
People across all political spectrums chimed in
A shirt in favor of Trump says "LEGEND," while another critical of him features "GUILTY AF" text. Another shirt jokes that it's his expression "Before Coffee." People from various political backgrounds joined the conversation with their takes on the mugshot. On X, users contributed their thoughts, ranging from memes about Elon Musk's role in Trump's return to imaginative fake jail mugshots in his favor.
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He said 'never surrender,' after surrendering
He has become the first former president to be photographed in a mugshot after his arrest for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. The Trump campaign's official website is offering a t-shirt for $34, featuring the mugshot with the words "NEVER SURRENDER." This is ironic considering that Trump, 77, did surrender on Thursday before being released on a $200,000 bond.
First former US President to achieve this 'feat'
Trump, running for the 2024 presidency, has become the first ex-US-president to face not one but four criminal charges. However, this time it was his first-ever experience posing for a booking photo. Unlike other authorities who let him off, Fulton County jail officials chose to handle him just like any regular criminal defendant. This involved standard procedures such as fingerprinting and taking a mugshot.