Mug shot of Donald Trump
| Mug shot of Donald Trump | |
|---|---|
 A Trump supporter wearing a shirt that has Trump's mugshot | |
| Completion date | August 24, 2023 |
| Medium | Photograph |
| Subject | Donald Trump |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
On August 24, 2023, after being formally charged on racketeering and similar charges, Donald Trump agreed to turn himself in to police at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, where a mug shot of him was taken. It is the first and only police booking mug shot of a U.S. president.
After its publishing, the mug shot was used on merchandise by Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, in Internet memes, and featured on various media reports worldwide.[1][2][3]
Ninety minutes after Trump's release from the Fulton County Jail on August 24, the Trump campaign began selling T-shirts, mugs, and other merchandise with his mugshot photograph.[4] On August 26, the campaign said it had raised $7.1 million in merchandise sales since the release of the photo.[5]
During Trump's second presidency, an issue of the New York Post that shows the mug shot on its front cover was hung in a golden frame in a hallway just outside the Oval Office.[6] One of the earliest photographs showing the framed cover was taken on February 4, 2025 during a visit by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[7]
On January 17, 2025, three days before inauguration day, the Trump transition team released inaugural portraits of Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance. Whereas Vance smiled on his, Trump's look was reportedly inspired by his 2023 mug shot.[8][9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Yang, Maya (August 25, 2023). "From mugshot to mugs and memes: Trump picture fuels internet frenzy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ↑ Silberling, Amanda (August 25, 2023). "The mugshot that launched a thousand memes". TechCrunch. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ↑ Knolle, Sharon (August 25, 2023). "Trump's Mug Shot an Instant Phenomenon as Merch Hits Online Stores and Memes Overrun X". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Yahoo! Entertainment.
- ↑ Bella, Timothy (August 25, 2023). "Trump is selling his mug shot on shirts, koozies and bumper stickers". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ↑ Holmes, Kristen (August 26, 2023). "Trump campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since Atlanta mug shot". CNN. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ Raposas, Rachel (February 14, 2025). "Donald Trump's Mug Shot Spotted in White House Alongside Historic Portraits of George Washington, FDR". People. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ↑ "SEE IT: Right outside the Oval Office hangs a framed picture of Trump's mugshot". NBC New York. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Decoding Donald Trump's new official portrait". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ↑ "Donald Trump's and JD Vance's official portraits released". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
