Trump’s mugshot was a theatrical masterstroke with a showman’s flair for the outrageous
The IndependentIt was always going to be dramatic, but Donald Trump has always had an eye for the theatrical. What fires up his base is grievance, a fury that the deep state is persecuting him, that the justice department is weaponised, that the only reason Trump is being attacked is because he’s an outsider – a victim who dares to take on the establishment. That majority of Americans who thought he was unelectable in 2020 – are they really going to look at that mugshot and think, “he’s my man for 2024”? And Mike Pence – the veep all through the Trump years – has joined the pile-on, condemning the unconstitutional way in which his former boss tried to steal the 2020 election. The candidates have signed a pledge to support whoever emerges as the winner – so the moderator asked the eight hopefuls to put their hands up if they would continue to support Trump even if he’s convicted.
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