Trump's Official New Portrait Seems Ominously Familiar And Sends Social Media Reeling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Trump intentionally imitating his mugshot in his inauguration portrait is quite a flourish," one person wrote, with another commenting, "This is Trump's official portrait, and it's giving off Bond villain vibes soooo bad #TrumpIsAConvictedFelon.""It's a very dark portrait designed to look scary and reminiscent of his mugshot," someone else posted.
48% : On his website, Trump revealed his and Vice President-elect JD Vance's portraits under the headline, "Official Portraits Released -- And They Go Hard????"
29% : "The mugshot in question was taken in August 2023 after Trump surrendered himself to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta after being indicted on election interference charges for attempting to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
13% : Trump supporters have praised the image as "badass" on social media and claimed that Trump purposefully scowled to remind people "of what the Deep State has put him through.

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