Need last-minute gifts? Presidential hopefuls offer ornaments, gift wrap—and Trump mug shot merch
The field of 2024 presidential candidates may have some options for shoppers scrambling for a last-minute holiday gift.
As the campaign for the White House kicks into full gear, the contenders are offering an onslaught of holiday-themed merchandise, many of which capture some of the surreal aspects of the 2024 race. Donald Trump, for instance, is embracing his status as the first former president to face criminal charges by emblazoning his mug shot on Christmas sweaters, gift wrap and stockings.
Trump and his supporters have embraced the image of him intensely glaring into a Fulton County Jail camera since he surrendered on charges that he illegally tried to interfere in Georgia's 2020 election.
Trump’s campaign is hardly backing away from his status, offering items emblazoned with the mug shot almost immediately after it was taken in August, with nearly daily emails offering supporters a mug, T-shirt or poster bearing the image, along with the words “Never Surrender.”
Nearly all of the 2024 candidates have online stores and most have tchotchkes that riff on the year's politics.