{"id":2402802,"date":"2025-02-14T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mug-shot-spotted-hanging-in-gold-frame-outside-oval-office\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:10:16","slug":"trumps-mug-shot-spotted-hanging-in-gold-frame-outside-oval-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mug-shot-spotted-hanging-in-gold-frame-outside-oval-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s mug shot spotted hanging in gold frame outside Oval Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftrumps-mug-shot-spotted-hanging-in-gold-frame-outside-oval-office%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=2402802&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--><p>A framed\u2062 mug shot of former President Donald Trump has been spotted hanging outside the Oval\u200b Office,prompting notable attention. The mug shot, taken in August\u200d 2023 when Trump surrendered at a fulton County Jail over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-jury-finds-douglass-mackey-guilty-in-insane-voter-suppression-case-for-sharing-anti-hillary-clinton-meme\/\" title=\"NYC Jury Finds Douglass Mackey Guilty in Insane &quot;Voter Suppression&quot; Case for Sharing Anti-Hillary Clinton Meme\">election interference charges<\/a>, was showcased in a photo shared on social media by Margo Martin, one of\u2064 Trump&#8217;s aides. \u2062The picture of Trump\u2062 was \u2064reportedly featured on \u2063the front \u200cpage of the *New York Post* the day after\u2062 it was taken.<\/p>\n<p>This unusual addition to\u200c the West \u2062Wing decor was highlighted during a \u200bmeeting between Trump and Indian prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2063 and was later shared widely on social media, including by White House Deputy Chief of \u200dStaff Dan\u2064 Scavino. Trump&#8217;s\u2062 mug shot,\u200d which features a\u200c defiant\u2062 expression, has been interpreted as a strategic \u200bmove to energize his supporters, with political analysts suggesting it conveys strength and defiance.<\/p>\n<p>After the mug shot&#8217;s \u2062release, Trump&#8217;s campaign capitalized on the media coverage, raising over $7 million through merchandise\u200d related to the image. This \u200cmug \u200bshot is notable as it\u200d marks the\u200c first time \u200cin \u2062U.S. history \u200dthat a \u2064president has had \u200da mug shot taken, making\u2064 it a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">notably significant moment<\/a>\u200c in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s mug shot seen hanging up in a gold frame outside the Oval Office<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The walls of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3318640\/musk-dismisses-doge-fearmongers-in-oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Oval Office<\/a> are adorned with portraits of presidents past, including the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, a fitting nod to the history of such a distinguished work space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But one new addition, hanging in a gold frame in the West Wing, just outside the office, has caught the attention of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mugshot-spotted-hanging-in-gold-frame-outside-oval-office\/\" title=\"...s mugshot ... in gold frame outside Oval ...\">eagle-eyed presidential enthusiasts &#038;mdash<\/a>; President Donald Trump&rsquo;s mug shot.<\/p>\n<p>The August 2023 picture was spotted in a picture posted to X by Margo Martin, Trump&rsquo;s special assistant and communications adviser, taken during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n<p>The mug shot is from when Trump turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail on charges that he interfered with Georgia&rsquo;s elections. That case is in limbo while Fulton County District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fani-willis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Fani Willis\">Fani Willis<\/a> appeals a Georgia Court&rsquo;s ruling she be removed from the case.<\/p>\n<p>On closer inspection, the framed shot appears to be a front page of the <em>New York Post<\/em>, from the day after the picture was taken. It can be seen over the shoulder of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">West Wing mugshot is peak Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0rlWsQ4rk\">https:\/\/t.co\/I0rlWsQ4rk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q6o7W5dcKV\">pic.twitter.com\/q6o7W5dcKV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1890412351230181727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Once the image began to go viral on social media, Dan Scavino, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Scavino47\/status\/1890456473064390776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared a short video\">shared a short video<\/a> focusing on the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Trump originally <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1694886846050771321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted the photo<\/a> on his X account on Aug. 24, 2023, with the words: &ldquo;ELECTION INTERFERENCE NEVER SURRENDER!&rdquo; He also posted a link to his campaign website, selling merchandise related to the mug shot. His campaign would go on to fundraise more than $7 million<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/26\/politics\/trump-mugshot-fundraising-campaign\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> days after<\/a> the photo.<\/p>\n<p>The mug shot is the first time in U.S. history that a president has had such a photo taken.<\/p>\n<p>Political strategists speculated that Trump&rsquo;s defiant look in the mug shot was strategically used to energize MAGA. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A framed photograph of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s mug shot can be seen hanging in the West Wing over the shoulder of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles (Photo by Jim WATSON \/ AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s mug shot expression tries to convey strength and defiance, likely a strategy used to rile up his base,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vt.edu\/articles\/2023\/08\/trump_mug_shot_experts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Chad Hankinson, a political science expert at Virginia Tech. &ldquo;The likely interpretation for them is that he is fearless, powerful, confident, and undeterred by efforts to undermine him.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HAPPY VALENTINE&rsquo;S DAY!<\/p>\n<p>WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL OVAL OFFICE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHITEHOUSE<\/a>&#10084;&#65039;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XGrW3Uu9H0\">pic.twitter.com\/XGrW3Uu9H0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scavino47\/status\/1890456473064390776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Outside of his first assassination attempt and the subsequent photo of Trump raising his fist, the photo is considered one of the most influential of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The photo partly played a role in buoying Trump to the presidency after losing to former President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993992\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s mug shot displayed in a gold frame near the Oval Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2198734547.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13689,41054,35056,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2402802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artwork","tag-mug-shot","tag-oval-office","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2198734547.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402802","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402802"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402806,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402802\/revisions\/2402806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}