The former president’s booking photo serves as an official portrait.
, but the mug shot has almost made that installation an afterthought. With a digital click from a sheriff’s photographer, Trump’s most lasting and accurate image has now been permanently engraved in all its dull, bureaucratic non-glory.
Which is probably as it should be. Love Trump as someone who has taken American-style swagger, arrogance and impunity to brazen new extremes, or hate Trump as a one-man stress test of the country’s increasingly fragile norms, institutions and the Constitution itself — his mug shot will forever be the likeness that best holds those competing realities in uneasy balance.
Unlovely and drably utilitarian, the image conveys with blunt eloquence a singularly dismal chapter of American political history. The mug shot turns out to be its own kind of indictment. How reliably on-brand that Trump’s presidential portrait would find its highest expression in the visual language of Public Enemy No. 1.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Who takes advantage of Donald Trumps absence and other things to watch in the Republican debateEight presidential candidates will meet on the debate stage for the first time in what may be the biggest moment in the GOP’s 2024 presidential primary so far.
Read more »
Tesla, Lexus Rank Highest In Luxury Brand Customer Satisfaction StudySecond place went to Cadillac, with 82 percent, up 3 percent from last year, while third place was a tie between Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, all with a score of 80 percent.
Read more »
Tesla, Lexus Rank Highest In Luxury Brand Customer Satisfaction StudySecond place went to Cadillac, with 82 percent, up 3 percent from last year, while third place was a tie between Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, all with a score of 80 percent.
Read more »
No-Makeup Makeup Brand Glossier Just Launched A FoundationWe tried the debut foundation from the “skin first, makeup second” beauty brand — here are our honest thoughts.
Read more »
Coinbase’s Chosen Blockchain Brand Sees Zero Threat from Zero KnowledgeMany Ethereum aficionados have predicted that the most promising layer-2 blockchains would be built not using the OP Stack’s “optimistic rollup” technology – favored by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase – but with a different setup known as “ZK rollups,” reliant on 'zero-knowledge' cryptography.
Read more »
Multi-Chain L2 Boba Network (BOBA) Launches Brand Refresh InitiativeBoba network (BOBA) completely revamps UI/UX of its Gateway and Bridge products to reaffirm its commitment to unparalelled user experience
Read more »