Posted on 08/26/2023 12:30:02 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Former US President Donald Trump has turned his mugshot into a particularly lucrative business.
Less than two hours after he left the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, where the now-famous photo was taken, his campaign's fundraising committee began to sell memorabilia bearing the mugshot alongside the caption, "Never surrender," that the former president wrote in his X account before and after he turned himself in.
Among other things, the campaign offers T-shirts with the mugshot and inscription, cups, stickers, portable beverage coolers, plates and more. The prices of souvenirs range from 12 dollars for a sticker to 36 dollars for shirts.
According to estimates, the sale of the memorabilia will bring in millions of dollars to the Trump campaign that will help him during the 2024 presidential race. The CNN network reported that even before the arrest, Trump met with his aides and the heads of his campaign regarding the facial expression that Trump would make during the photo, and it was decided that he would use a " defiant face" against the indictment filed against him.
Trump was released on a personal bond of $200,000.
Trump's son, Donald Jr., told reporters after the Republican presidential candidates' debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday about his father's arrest photo that, "This is going to be the most iconic photo in the history of American politics, if not maybe the entire history of the United States."
When asked by the British Guardian journalist if his father was afraid of going to prison, Donald Jr. replied that, "We've gotten so used to it, we don't even think about it. We're joking because we understand exactly what's going on, and hopefully the American people will also wake up to why...
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Sales are brisk!
I bought a shirt last week
TRUMP 2024
NOT GUILTY
I wore it to the store today in Maryland to all highly positive comments.
“In fact, it would mean we have failed.”
We have failed already. Republicans do not fear stabbing Trump in the back or fighting back against election fraud. For the most part we are a nation of cowards (me included, I have done very little and afraid of any meaningful action). We are powerless, the Jan 6th imprisonments worked. Any idea of freedom in the United States is an illusion. All government agencies are a weapon against anyone that might speak out. The Intel Agencies and DOJ are using Jan 6th and Trump as an example of what will happen if you speak out.
We won’t have failed if all of us vote for him on election day, even if he is not on the ballet. WRITE IN no matter what!!!! At some point we are going to have to face the war.
Are you sure the picture belongs to him. I wouldn’t be surprised if they take that money from him because the photo belongs to him. That’s just the way the war is going.
Especially since it doesn’t even look like a mugshot..it matches to the letter the picture he has on his book so he probably stood at the mirror and practiced it til he got it just right..just look at the eyes, he means business and God Bless him I hope he gets his revenge on all these a-holes
If this is true, you’d think he could help some of the others with their bonds. Especially, Harrison Floyd. He was Trump’s “Blacks For Trump” director. Presently, he’s rotting away in a Fulton County jail on Jack Smith’s orders.
Hell no...use the money in the presidential run, win, and then pardon all your associates who were indicted.
Ridiculous. Of all people, EPU, you should respect the rights of peons like us to critique elites like Trump. The man is not untouchable, or infallible. And that's what FR is for. To question those in power, not bow down before them. I support Trump when he deserves it. But not unconditionally. No politician, especially not some elite international businessman turned politician, deserves that.
Trump is the only candidate who can stand up to the Uniparty criminal complex.
Those self-serving midgets at the "debate" only know how to stand in line and do as they are told.
Pathetic.
“ Do you know if any of the proceeds go towards the useless RNC?”
Can’t say for sure but donaldjtrump.com (Trump’s own url) redirects to that site so I am guessing Trump has say in where that money goes. In the past I have donated to Trump using that url.
It is in the public domain..When the dems use it, it gives Trump more PR.....
He has had and will have more free PR in the history of elections....
Trump can't even handle the debate stage, much less another shot at the deep state. They already ran him out of town on a rail once. He's too soft. Already let "Beautiful Hillary" off the hook, and was giving medals of achievement to Fauci and Milley on his last day in office. And this is your champion? LOL.
You get lamer by the day. Aren’t forgetting to take your dementia meds, are ya?
Sweet. I’ll check it out when I get home from work. Thank you.
WINRED gives money to Desantis, and probably others
WINRED does give money to Desantis, and probably others
The only thing that’s gotten lame is you my friend. You’ve been co-opted by your golden calf Trump, whose executive orders implemented the WEF agenda one item after another. Go on believing he cares about you. He left the J6 protestors in jail to rot, and took the “stop the steal” money to put gold fixtures in his airplane. His only supposed contributions to the cause were giving us horrible Sentate candidates like that Muzzie Dr. Oz, and pushing McCarthy as Speaker. But you go on buying your T-shirts.
You sure do like to hear yourself talk.
What a wanker.
He's not doing a good job at that so far.
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