tRump's official inaugural portrait is released -- and it bears a striking resemblance to his mugshot

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tRump’s official inaugural portrait is released — and it bears a striking resemblance to his mugshot
WTF is wrong with these people
The felon is nothing but a beta male phony "tough guy"

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[Attilatheblond]

1. Never a leader; always a bully

and he's proud of his practiced bully face

[Irish_Dem]

2. He looks mentally ill and demonic.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. 'Kind of looks familiar': Trump's new presidential portrait spurs theories from CNN panel

"I mean, one, it looks familiar to a mug shot," declared Zolan Kanno-Youngs.

"That's what I mean!" Bash exclaimed. "That's what I was setting you up for!"

'Kind of looks familiar': Trump's new presidential portrait spurs theories from CNN panel

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CNN anchors, led by Dana Bash on Thursday's Inside Politics, were taken aback by President-elect Donald Trump's official portrait for 2025 and how it differed from the official photo taken for his first term.

"I want to talk about that, but particularly as it compares to what it looked like in 2017," Bash said. "Um, very different...it might seem like, okay, why are they focusing on a picture? Well, because he's trying to send a message. There was a smile that you don't normally see in 2017. It was sort of like, 'Oh, my gosh, what did I get myself into?' And then the second one, the one that is going to be used now, is very different. And it also kind of looks familiar."

"I mean, one, it looks familiar to a mug shot," declared Zolan Kanno-Youngs.

"That's what I mean!" Bash exclaimed. "That's what I was setting you up for!"

Kanno-Youngs continued, "During the campaign, that mug shot was key to Trump's strategy here. Immediately after the mug shot was taken, it was on merchandise. He used it to fundraise, as well. In a way, that photo there is a visual representation of Trump's strategy, which is stoking anger."

[tanyev]

4. Donny thinks it make him look like Churchill.

When in doubt, pout.

President Trump told staffers working on his campaign that he wanted to look 'like [Winston] Churchill' in photographs and images, believing that he would appear tougher according to a new report in The New York Times.

That is why Donnie, like Winnie, reportedly prefers to scowl, squint and maintain a general sourpuss on his face whenever he is in front of a camera.

It also explains why President Trump may have returned the bust of the prime minister to the Oval Office, with the proximity to his own desk allowing him to practice the downcast frown and furrowed brow favored by the former leader of the United Kingdom.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4339932/President-Trump-frowns-look-like-Winston-Chuirchill.html

[EndlessWire]

14. It makes him look like Hitler.

A picture of Hitler smiling is very rare. Mostly he is seen scowling. We should add a blonde Hitler moustache to trump's portrait, because he'd probably like that.

[Mossfern]

5. What is behind him

on the right?
In the 2025 portrait.

[MacKasey]

6. You can't see his vagina neck, when he holds his neck like that

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Copying his mug shot is not a good move by TFG

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[alarimer]

8. Would it kill him to smile?

I mean, I don't get the scowl. ACT HAPPY, YOU WON!! (I get that most people don't smile in mugshots and my passport photo is grim at best, but still).

[in the stacks]

11. He's sending a message

that shit is about to get real...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Trump & Vance released their inaugural photos and the internet has thoughts.

Trump & Vance released their inaugural photos and the internet has thoughts.

— TizzyEnt (@tizzyent.bsky.social) 2025-01-16T17:27:34.860Z

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[oregonjen]

10. Middle finger to us and mocking the judicial system that he got away with it all

Along with, there’s more to come. At least that’s how I read it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."

Which is true enough, since I don't like him when he isn't angry, either.

Maybe this is intended to be a lead-in for the *rump 2.0 administration/reality show premiering Monday, The Incredible Trump (a Mark Burnett production).

[Rebl2]

13. How ugly

is he.

[dalton99a]

15. Message: "Obey or die"

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16. Some people are calling this portrait "The Eye of Moron"

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[GoCubsGo]

17. Weak, cowardly man tries to look like a tough guy.

Except that he looks like what he really is: A pouting man-baby. What a fucking joke.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. It all makes sense now.

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[question everything]

19. He thinks that he can frighten... someone. A real mobster

[struggle4progress]

20. "Nice country youse got here: wadda shame if it has accident"