Where most presidents might shy away from the indignity of a mugshot, Trump did what he does best: he made it the moment. Almost immediately, the photo was emblazoned on T-shirts, flags, posters, coffee mugs, and limited-edition gold coins that looked like something you might win at an Atlantic City casino in 1992. MAGA world didn’t see a criminal charge—they saw a martyr, a political warrior who had been wrongfully targeted, standing up against the system like an orange-hued Joan of Arc.
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