because he thought it made him look menacing (instead of constipated).

He thinks that Georgia mugshot photo makes him look defiant.

The mugshot is his attempt to make himself look tough, but it always struck me as looking as if he's about to cry because those big meanies who hate him want to see him in jail just because he broke the law, boo-hoo.



He tried to channel that pose in his 2025 inaugural photo at the beginning of his term, but it's giving wannabe cartoon supervillain more than anything else.

I think he considers it his glamour shot. Any sane person would think it's something to be ashamed of, but not the fool on the hill. Ego above all else.

n/t