Erin mclaughlin cnn images of trumps
Erin mclaughlin cnn images of trumps
Cnn compares new trump official portrait to his mugshot...
A CNN panel reacted to President-elect Donald Trump’s newly-released official portrait for his second term by comparing it to his infamous mugshot — an image widely credited for helping rally his supporters to re-elect him this past November.
Anchor Dana Bash reported on the new photo during Thursday’s episode of Inside Politics, comparing it to the “very different” photograph Trump used in 2017, where he was shown broadly smiling.
Trump was “trying to send a message” with this new photo with a far more serious expression, said Bash, and this one “also kind of looks familiar.”
“That’s what I mean,” said Bash.
“That’s what I was setting you up for, effectively.”
Kanno-Youngs laughed and called it a “slam dunk” to make the comparison to Trump’s mugshot, pointing out that “during the campaign, that mugshot was key to Trump’s strategy,” as the campaign slapped it on merchandise “immediately” and used it to fundraise.
“In a way, that photo there is a visual representation of T