Trump's mugshot expression was a calculated campaign strategy

Political science and public relations experts at Virginia Tech believe that Trump and his team carefully planned out how he should look in the mugshot.

T-shirts and hats with an image depicting the mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump are pictured after being printed at the Y-Que printing store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 26, 2023.

(photo credit: REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

AUGUST 29, 2023 02:40

Updated: AUGUST 29, 2023 09:46

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