{"id":2016674,"date":"2023-08-30T12:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mugshot-merch-sales-have-spiked-trump-spokesperson\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:14:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:14:03","slug":"mugshot-merch-sales-have-spiked-trump-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mugshot-merch-sales-have-spiked-trump-spokesperson\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump spokesperson says mugshot merchandise sales have surged."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmugshot-merch-sales-have-spiked-trump-spokesperson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential\u200c campaign has experienced a remarkable surge in fundraising. Since his mugshot\u200d was \u200ctaken after\u200d surrendering at an \u200cAtlanta jail, the\u2062 campaign has raised over $9 million. The mugshot, released on\u2062 his \u2064Truth Social and X accounts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mugshot-merch-sales-have-spiked-trump-spokesperson\/\" title=\"Trump spokesperson says mugshot merchandise sales have surged.\">immediately captured widespread attention<\/a>, with his X post receiving over\u200d 1.7 million likes and 250 million views. Taking \u200badvantage of the mugshot&#8217;s popularity, the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee has \u2062put it on various merchandise, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meena-harris-strikes-again\/\" title=\"Meena Harris Strikes Again\">coffee mugs<\/a>,\u200b T-shirts, \u2064posters, beverage coolers, \u2062and bumper stickers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/why-did-trump-mug-shot-trigger-a-multi-million-dollar-fundraising-surge-liz-harrington-5482586\">Why Did Trump Mug Shot \u2062Trigger a Multi-Million Dollar Fundraising\u2063 Surge?: Liz\u200b Harrington<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/29\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/analysis-dc-judge-rushes-gargantuan-trump-case-to-trial-5482733\">ANALYSIS: DC Judge Rushes &#8216;Gargantuan&#8217; \u200bTrump Case to\u200d Trial<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/29\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According \u200dto Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for President Trump&#8217;s 2024 White House\u200d bid, the campaign has raised $9.4 million since the mugshot\u2063 was released. The sales of mugshot merchandise have skyrocketed, with 36,000 T-shirts,\u200b 24,000\u200b coffee mugs, and 8,600 \u2062posters sold, generating a total of \u200d$1.7\u2063 million, $864,000, and\u200b $352,000 respectively. Fox\u2063 News was the first \u2063to report on \u200bthese \u200cimpressive fundraising\u2064 totals, with the campaign clarifying that the \u2062money will be used for campaign and political activities, not legal expenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Booking \u200dphoto of former \u200bPresident Donald Trump as he was booked\u200c and released on\u2063 bond at the Fulton \u200cCounty\u200c Jail in Atlanta on Aug. \u206324, 2023. (Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Trump\u2062 currently\u200d faces \u2063two federal \u2062cases and two state cases. In Fulton County,\u2062 Georgia, he and 18 co-defendants were\u2063 indicted on Aug. 14 for their involvement in\u200c disputing the state&#8217;s \u200b2020 election results. President \u200cTrump described his experience of being booked into \u200bthe Fulton County \u200bJail as terrible \u2064and uncomfortable. He and the other co-defendants are scheduled for\u2064 arraignment \u2062before the Fulton County Superior Court on Sept. 6, with the district \u2062attorney requesting \u2063an Oct. 23 trial date for all 19 defendants.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Stand With Him\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Liz\u200b Harrington, spokesperson for President Trump, attributes the\u2063 surge in donations \u200cto the American people&#8217;s decision\u200c to stand with the former president. In an interview with EpochTV&#8217;s &#8220;Crossroads&#8221; program,\u2064 she \u2063stated\u2062 that the American people recognize the relentless persecution he\u200d has faced and rally behind him. The \u200cmugshot resonated strongly with \u200cthe American\u2062 people, \u200bsymbolizing President Trump&#8217;s fight \u200cfor them \u2062and his defiance against a corrupt system.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after being booked at the Fulton County Jail\u200d on 13 \u2062charges related to the 2020 election in Atlanta,\u200d Ga.,\u200b on Aug. 24, \u20632023. (Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The \u200bday after President Trump&#8217;s booking, his campaign raised $4.18 million, marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-raised-7-1-million-since-atlanta-mugshot-spokesman\/\" title=\"Trump campaign raises .1M post Atlanta mugshot: Spokesman.\">highest-grossing day<\/a> of his campaign so far. This record-breaking fundraising \u2063demonstrates the intelligence of\u2064 the American people, who have a strong sense \u200dof right and\u200b wrong\u200b and\u2063 recognize the lack of fairness and justice in his legal battles.\u2064 Supporters like Laura Loomer have shown\u200b their solidarity \u2062by purchasing multiple T-shirts, coffee mugs, and bumper \u200cstickers.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Kligman, owner of \u200dtwo Trump Superstores, has witnessed the overwhelming demand\u2063 for\u2064 the\u2064 mugshot merchandise. Many lawmakers have also shared President Trump&#8217;s mugshot on X and commented on\u2063 the indictments against\u200c him. Despite\u200b the ongoing \u200dlegal troubles,\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">recent poll shows<\/a> that more potential Republican primary \u2062voters \u200cbelieve \u200dPresident Trump has the best\u2064 chance \u200bto beat President Joe Biden in \u200b2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign raised over $9 million since Aug. 24, when he was booked at an Atlanta jail. He shared his mugshot on Truth Social and X accounts, gaining significant attention. The X post, his first in months, received widespread interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":2016675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2016674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2016674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2016675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2016674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2016674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2016674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}