Donald Trump Has His Mugshot Framed Inside the White House and Somehow It's the Most Trump Thing Ever

Donald Trump, the man who has made a career out of breaking the mold and shaking things up, continues to make history in ways no one could have imagined. T

he former president, now president-elect once again, has never been one to shy away from controversy. And yet, in 2023, he managed to top even his own list of shocking moments.

On August 24, 2023, after being indicted on racketeering and related charges, Trump voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Fulton County Jail. There, a mugshot of him was taken—a picture that, well, definitely wasn’t your usual presidential portrait.

Let’s pause for a moment and rememeber how this mugshot, taken just after he was indicted for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 Georgia election, went viral.

Donald Trump made history once again—though perhaps not in the way he imagined—becoming the first sitting or former U.S. president to ever have his mugshot captured.

Talk about making history, right? A lot of people had a field day with this moment, joking about how he’s the first convicted felon to be elected president of the United States.

This mugshot, which many initially saw as a symbol of scandal, was quickly turned into an emblem of defiance by his loyal MAGA supporters, who rallied behind the image as proof that Trump couldn’t be taken down.

The once “unbeatable” face of American politics became the face of controversy and, to some, a hero standing tall against the establishment. But hey, at least it’s memorable, right?

As if this entire saga wasn’t enough, Trump’s mugshot now has a permanent home in the White House. Yes, you read that correctly.

In a photo captured during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13, 2024, Trump’s mugshot, framed in ornate gold, can be spotted hanging near the Oval Office, just outside the door. Now, it sits next to the portraits of George Washington and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

But let’s be clear here—while the rest of his presidency might have been marked by formal, polished photos with smiles and chin lifts, Trump’s second White House portrait took a different direction.

Gone was the smile, the chin-up posture. Instead, the president stared into the camera with furrowed brows and a downturned look. One could say it was more “resigned” than regal.

As expected, the public reaction has been mixed. Some call it a gross show of white privilege, others label it “narcissism at its finest.”