Is Trump’s White House website photo his mugshot?

The White House website received a makeover as soon as Donald Trump was sworn in on Inauguration Day. In addition to an apparent fancam when one goes to the homepage, portraits of Trump and key members of his administration are displayed.

Trump’s official White House portrait is a straight-on angle. The president isn’t smiling and has a furrowed brow — not unlike Trump’s mugshot:

Credit: Fulton County Sherrif’s Office

In the year and a half since the mugshot was taken, Trump’s mugshot has been reclaimed by his fans, used on merchandise along with phrases like, “Never surrender,” which Trump said after his assassination attempt in July. While Trump’s new portrait doesn’t appear to be the exact photo, it recreates it:

Credit: White House

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The photo has brighter lighting and a different background, but the two look strikingly similar.

That similarity has not been lost on social media users, who called it out directly.

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