The celebrity mug shot has become an industry unto itself, fueling everything from memes and t-shirts to late-night comedy bits as the unfortunate souls pictured become instantly recognisable entries in the cultural lexicon.
Donald Trump has become the latest addition – and the first United States president – to join that infamous cadre of the police-portraited arrested. The ever-publicity-conscious former reality TV star has already acknowledged the iconic status of any possible picture, trying to cash in on the prospect by releasing a fake one on a t-shirt (for $47 as a re-election campaign “donation”) back in April. But any real picture had yet to materialise – until today.
