Former President Trump‘s mugshot elicited reactions of assist from House Republicans, whereas Democrats condemned him and 18 of his co-conspirators as criminals.
Mr. Trump‘s scowling mugshot was released by the Fulton County, Georgia’s Sheriff’s Office Thursday night time after he surrendered to authorities the place he was arrested on prices that he illegally plotted to reverse the state’s 2020 election.
House Republicans proudly posted Mr. Trump‘s mugshot picture on their X accounts beneath glowing feedback of the forty fifth president, who they mentioned is unfairly focused by a two-tiered justice system.
Many retweeted Mr. Trump‘s launch of the mugshot picture on his personal X account together with his transient feedback:
“MUGSHOT—AUGUST 24, 2023
ELECTION INTERFERENCE
NEVER SURRENDER!
DONALDJTRUMP.COM”
It was the primary put up on Mr. Trump‘s account since he was banned from the platform on Jan. 8, 2021.
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“Welcome back, Mr. President,” tweeted Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona. “The American people have your back.”
“He’s back!” mentioned Rep. Alex Mooney of West Virginia.
“WE ARE SO BACK!!!” mentioned Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who later created a mugshot of herself.
“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,” she wrote along with her mugshot. “Persecution, not prosecution.”
“STAND WITH THE REPUBLIC. STAND WITH TRUMP!” House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York posted.
“LEANER AND MEANER THAN EVER! Make America Great Again! TRUMP 2024!!” mentioned Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas.
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“I stand with President Donald J. Trump,” mentioned Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona.
“Stand with 45!” Rep. Michael G. Waltz of Florida mentioned.
“This is epic!” mentioned Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York on her X account above a video of one other consumer who posted Mr. Trump‘s mugshot and described it as “beautiful” in an imitation of the previous president.
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida mentioned on his X account, “Every American should look in his eyes and ask themselves, is this the country they want to live in? We have a country to save. TRUMP 2024.”
Rep. Billy Long of Missouri retweeted a put up from a consumer working for Stephen Okay. Bannon’s Warroom who mentioned, “Making Mugshots Great Again.”
Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas declared above Mr. Trump‘s mugshot, “The 47th President of the United States.”
Other GOP lawmakers known as for defunding the prosecutors of Mr. Trump.
“DEFUND THE POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,” Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia mentioned.
Mr. Trump was additionally fingerprinted on the time of the mugshot, a historic second as a result of it was the primary felony mugshot ever taken of a former president. He didn’t have his mugshot taken in any of his three earlier arrests.
The Fulton County jail entered the previous president’s private data into the reserving system and recorded him as having “blonde or strawberry” hair, blue eyes, a peak of 6-foot-3 and a weight of 215 kilos. His inmate quantity was entered into the system as P01135809.
Democrats trashed the previous president when his mugshot was launched.
Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey posted Mr. Trump‘s mugshot and his co-conspirators’ mugshots in a Tic-Tac Toe-like field. Emblazoned throughout the picture are the phrases “The Rico Bunch,” a reference to the state racketeering legislation concerned within the case.
Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin mentioned on his X account, “Trump says ‘never surrender’, as he…surrenders.” He added, “You MAGAts are so cute when you behave like a cult. (Nope, nothing to see here).”
“Delete your account,” implored Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York when Mr. Trump posted his mugshot on X.
“No one is above the law,” House Judiciary Democrats posted on their X account above Mr. Trump‘s mugshot.
Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois posted, “No one is above the law — not even a former president.”
Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts mentioned, “How ironic the former president selling shirts that say ‘never surrender’—when he just did.”
Rep. Nikema Williams of Georgia posted on her X account, “POV the law applied equally to everyone even failed former presidents.”
The Trump marketing campaign wasted no time to start fundraising off the mugshot and “Never Surrender!” merchandise, together with T-shirts and mugs, promoting by winred.com.
Trump marketing campaign senior advisor Chris LaCivita warned on his X account that campaigns, political motion committees and scammers ought to keep away from elevating cash off Mr. Trump‘s mugshot with out receiving prior permission.
“…WE ARE COMING AFTER YOU you will NOT SCAM DONORS,” he mentioned.
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