mug shot
noun
: a photograph of usually a person's head and especially face
specifically
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile
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April 30, 2025 At the entrance of the Oval Office, where the president and his visitors can see it every day, hangs the mug shot taken of a glowering Donald J. Trump after being arrested and charged with racketeering to overthrow an election.
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump and his campaign went on to rapidly monetize the mug shot, using it in fundraising emails, putting it on merchandise and later putting it on digital trading cards.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
The mug shot itself in fact, hangs outside of the Oval Office.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The president and his supporters have leaned into the mug shot, viewing it as a symbol of his outsider status and as emblematic of his claims that he was politically targeted.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump and his campaign went on to rapidly monetize the mug shot, using it in fundraising emails, putting it on merchandise and later putting it on digital trading cards.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
The mug shot itself in fact, hangs outside of the Oval Office.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The president and his supporters have leaned into the mug shot, viewing it as a symbol of his outsider status and as emblematic of his claims that he was politically targeted.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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