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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

Trump is turning his mugshot into a badge of honour – but will voters see it that way?

‘Everything about Trump’s surrender at Fulton county jail on Thursday night was designed to maximize media coverage.’
‘Everything about Trump’s surrender at Fulton county jail on Thursday night was designed to maximize media coverage.’ Photograph: Stanislav Kogiku/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Inmate #P01135809 is already monetizing his mugshot

Shamelessness can be a superpower: Donald Trump (or inmate #P01135809, as he is described in his booking record) has proved that time and time and again. He’s shattered norms, flouted rules, shrugged off scandals and generally got away with doing whatever the hell he feels like. Never has anyone tested the idea that there’s no such thing as bad publicity quite as much as the former president.

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