Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has started selling T-shirts with fake mugshots. On the 4th (local time), Trump Camp posted a link to the homepage for selling goods (souvenirs) on Twitter, saying, “Order an official Trump mugshot T-shirt.”
Former President Trump appeared at the prosecution proceedings held at the Manhattan Criminal Court that day and pleaded not guilty to all 34 charges indicted by the prosecution. As it is a historic case for the first time among former and incumbent presidents of the United States to stand in a criminal court, attention was focused on the procedure and atmosphere of the trial, as well as on Trump’s every move.
Trump is said to have taken fingerprints before appearing in court. However, he did not take a picture of his face to identify the culprit, a so-called ‘mug shot’. It is estimated that the court considered the special situation of ‘former president’.
The mugshot is intended to help identify the culprit and find the culprit if he escapes, but analysis suggests that Trump is already a well-known figure, and that concerns regarding the spread of political controversy if the mugshot is leaked have worked. .
As Trump did not take a mug shot, the mug shot of the T-shirt that started selling in the Trump campaign is fake. This t-shirt is on sale for $36 (approximately 47,000 won), and the phrase ‘NOT GUILTY’ is written at the bottom of the fake mugshot.
Also, Trump’s position was indicated as the current president, not the former president. His height was described as over 6.5 feet (regarding 198 cm) taller than he really was. In addition, the number ’45-47′ is written, which seems to reflect the desire that Trump, who served as the 45th president, will become the 47th president in the future.