{"id":52835,"date":"2023-08-27T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T00:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=52835"},"modified":"2023-08-27T17:26:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T00:26:36","slug":"mugshot-meme-because-history-requires-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/27\/mugshot-meme-because-history-requires-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mugshot Meme – Because History Requires It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since we\u2019ve all seen TFG\u2019s mugshot, I felt we should preserve some of the internet\u2019s handiwork that turned it into a Meme.\u00a0 I\u2019ll admit that some of the ones I came across were so inside (at least to this 75 y\/o), I had NO idea what they were referring to.<\/p>\n

And then there was the problem of what to exclude to make the size of this post even halfway manageable.\u00a0 But let\u2019s start with a side-by-side comparison of the fake one that circulated before his mugshot was even taken.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing how close it was to the actual one.<\/p>\n

It used a photograph of Trump captured by Carlos Barria (Reuters)<\/a> during a press briefing on prescription drug prices at the White House on Nov. 20, 2020.<\/p>\n

Fact Check-Altered photograph of Trump circulated as Fulton County mugshot | Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

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Several Tweets referenced the fact that TFG is hardly the first \u201ccelebrity\u201d to have a mugshot taken \u2026<\/p>\n

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One brought up how a number of presidents are so famous we know them just by their number.\u00a0 Might be a little hard to remember at first, but TFG has now entered that pantheon \u2013 including the need to rename his eponymous plane \u2026<\/p>\n

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Speaking of presidents, Pres. Obama appeared a couple of times \u2026<\/p>\n

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The new unveiling necessitated the rehanging of TFG\u2019s official White House Portrait \u2026<\/p>\n

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Although after TFG commented on his mugshot …<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sure this is how all of his MAGAts see his mugshot \u2026<\/p>\n

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A couple commented on TFG\u2019s history that led to his Fulton County Jail booking \u2026<\/p>\n

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There was no escaping comments about his unhappy scowling pic \u2026<\/p>\n

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And in addition to the pics on Twitter (aka, X), there were a few entertaining GIFs as well.\u00a0 Lincoln Project captured the moment it was Breaking News …<\/p>\n

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TRUMP MUGSHOT JUST DROPPED #TrumpMugshot<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vnbhxA8Amh<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n