Former President Donald Trump’s already viral mugshot has subsequently begun a rush of attempts to capitalize off the image.
Everyone from independent creators to Trump’s campaign website are trying to sell t-shirts and, perhaps appropriately, mugs, among the products with the former president’s scowl plastered.
Trump’s website – which he promoted with his first tweet in over two years – is currently selling T-shirts, beverage coolers, mugs and bumper stickers all with the photo captioned ‘NEVER SURRENDER.’
Etsy creators are also attempting to cash in, selling their own merch, both in favor and against the former president.
One pro-Trump shirt simply captions the photo with ‘LEGEND’ while another less favorable garment calls him ‘GUILTY AF’ and another simply meme-ing the face to say it was ‘Before Coffee.’
Former President Donald Trump’s already viral mugshot after turning himself in at the Fulton County Jail has subsequently begun a rush of attempts to capitalize off the image
Trump has made history by becoming the first former president to pose for a mugshot after his arrest for trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Hundreds of items are currently being sold, all built of Trump’s mugshot, on the independent website.
The image, which quickly went viral, has sparked a multitude of reactions from users across various platforms.
The image shows a stern-faced Trump in what appears to be a standard booking photo. The former President is wearing a blue suit and red tie in the shot.
Within moments of the image hitting the internet, hashtags such as #TrumpMugshot and #OrangeIsTheNewOrange began trending on X.
Others defended Trump with the hashtag #MyPresident.
Trump himself posted the photo to his X account with the caption DONALDJTRUMP.COM, his first tweet since January 8, 2021.
Here are some of the top, funniest and wackiest memes and posts about the now-infamous mugshot:
Everyone from independent creators to Trump’s campaign website are trying to sell T-shirts and, perhaps appropriately, mugs, among the products with the former president’s scowl plastered
Trump’s website – which he promoted with his first tweet in over two years – is currently selling items all with the photo captioned ‘NEVER SURRENDER’
Trump’s mugshot available on a mug, sold by his campaign
Etsy creators are also attempting to cash in, selling their own merch, both in favor and against the former president
One pro-Trump shirt simply captions the photo with ‘LEGEND’ while another less favorable garment calls him ‘GUILTY AF’ and another simply memeing the face to say it was ‘Before Coffee’
Users from across the political spectrum chimed in with their takes on the mugshot after waiting in anticipation for its release.
Some users on X poked fun at Trump’s signature hairstyle, while others playfully speculated about his potential ‘prison wardrobe.’
Some joked about how the former president’s weight was listed at 215 pounds – a figure that was pre-reported.
Instagram and TikTok were also not far behind, as users flooded these platforms with short videos and image-based memes.
In one widely shared meme, Trump’s face was superimposed onto various famous movie scenes where characters find themselves behind bars, leaving audiences in stitches.
The memes ranged from light-hearted humor to political satire.
‘Trump is mean mugging the camera, this is too funny,’ one user wrote on X.
Others defended the former president and said the photo would be used as a rallying cry.
‘I stand with President Trump against the commie DA Fani Willis who is nothing more than a political hitman tasked with taking out Biden’s top political opponent. ‘Persecution, not prosecution,’ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted with hashtag #MAGAMugshot.
Fake Trump mug shots also went viral prior to the release of the photo.
The 77-year-old was arrested for the fourth time this year and fingerprinted by authorities at the Fulton County jail. Unlike with his previous three arrests, on Thursday he had his booking photo taken.
He stared into the camera for the historic image, with a scowl on his face.
Trump’s height and weight were recorded and, as part of the booking process, he was given a prisoner identification number: P01135809.
He was then released on payment of 10 percent of his $200,000 bail, having spent less than 20 minutes inside the infamous facility.
