On Thursday night, former United States President Donald Trump made headlines and went viral on social media for all the wrong reasons when he made history, becoming the first former president in history to have a mugshot taken.
Donald Trump was booked in the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday evening on felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. As a result, he had to take a mugshot.
Trump chose not to smile in his mugshot, which according to CNN, was an intentional decision as he wanted to look “defiant.”
Donald Trump becomes the first former president with a mug shot https://t.co/jyHj6cJyr5 pic.twitter.com/P1wNUVgksD
— CNN (@CNN) August 25, 2023
Shortly after Trump was released from jail on bond, the Fulton County Sheriff’s office released Trump’s mugshot to the public, and it quickly went viral among sports reporters and sports media personalities on social media as they made jokes at the former president’s expense.
Bro is looking downright mischievous, unbelievable image pic.twitter.com/7b2yZajYp7
— Wyatt (@hooplawyatt) August 25, 2023
Donald Trump mean muggin
BUY: https://t.co/LEYI38vSIU pic.twitter.com/lpzHNQVoKz
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) August 25, 2023
"And Iowa sends out the punt team on the opponent's 37-yard line." pic.twitter.com/aAQsacS1NJ
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) August 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/ReallyDanWeiner/status/1694884783182979442?s=20
https://twitter.com/HollyAnderson/status/1694877491859464344?s=20
"We are out of ketchup" pic.twitter.com/k1HPsNcQWp
— Treb (@treblaw) August 25, 2023
Donald Trump is 6-3, 215 pounds, and currently on an official visit in Atlanta. Thanks to his massive social media popularity, On3 suggests he has an NIL valuation of three point two million dollars
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) August 25, 2023
Lamar Jackson is 6 ft 3 and 215. Trump needs to get under center or tell the truth.
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) August 25, 2023
This marks Trump’s fourth indictment this year, but it’s the first time he’s had his mugshot taken following his indictment.
In addition to Trump, Fulton County authorities took mugshots of all 19 people charged in the case. This also includes Trump’s lawyers, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell, and his former chief of staff Mark Meadows.
The former president was released on a $200,000 bond on Thursday night,
[CNN]
