Following his arrest in Georgia, former President Donald Trump released his police photo on X, the former Twitter, on Thursday, his first post on the platform since January 2021.
Trump has returned to his favorite bullhorn, according to the message. It was his first post since several days after an outraged crowd of his followers attempted to stop Joe Biden’s certification as president at the US Capitol.
After the January 6 incident, Twitter permanently suspended Trump, ruling that he had violated the platform’s rules on glorifying violence by promoting his bogus claims that the election was stolen from him.
Elon Musk, who purchased the site last year, reinstated Trump in November 2022, but Trump chose to reach his fans on his own platform, Truth Social, with a far smaller viewership.
His Thursday tweet includes the mugshot, which shows Trump scowling at the camera as he poses in Fulton County jail, as well as a link to his presidential campaign in 2024.
Above the photo are the words “MUG SHOT — AUGUST 24, 2023.” Below it are the phrases “ELECTION INTERFERENCE” and “NEVER SURRENDER.”