By AFP 25 August 2023 | 9:52 am Former president Donald Trump posted his police mugshot on X, the former Twitter, on Thursday after his arrest in Georgia, his first post on the platform since January 2021. This illustration photo shows former US President Donald Trump’s mugshot on X (formerly Twitter), on August 24, 2023. Former president Donald Trump posted his police mugshot on X, the former Twitter, on August 24 after his arrest in Georgia, his first post on the platform since January 2021.(Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) Former president Donald Trump posted his police mugshot on X, the former Twitter, on Thursday after his arrest in Georgia, his first post on the platform since January 2021. The message signals the return of Trump to what had been his favourite bullhorn. It was his first post since several days after the insurrection at the US Capitol, that saw an enraged mob of his supporters attempt to block Joe Biden’s certification as president. The then-Twitter permanently suspended Trump after the January 6 riot, ruling he had violated the platform’s policy on glorifying violence as he pressed his false claims that the election was stolen from him. Elon Musk, who bought the platform last year, reinstated the former president in November 2022, but Trump stayed away, choosing to reach his followers on his own platform, Truth Social, albeit with a much smaller audience. His Thursday post features the mugshot—Trump scowling at the camera as he posed in Fulton County jail—and has a link to his 2024 presidential campaign. Above the photo are the words “MUG SHOT — AUGUST 24, 2023.” Below it are the phrases “ELECTION INTERFERENCE” and “NEVER SURRENDER.” Latest 3 mins ago Seven people in the southeastern Polish city of Rzeszow have died and 76 have been contaminated in an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, the authorities said on Friday. 9 mins ago The minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, has hit back at the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki over his criticism of the Federal Government. Idris told Obaseki that leaders at all levels are expected to cooperatively bind together to make life better for Nigerians and not to play cheap politics that serve no… 17 mins ago Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Koran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam’s holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries. 19 mins ago Liverpool manager dismissed suggestions on Friday that Mohamed Salah could become the latest star name to depart European football for Saudi Arabia. 25 mins ago Kaduna State Uba Sani has directed the State Scholarship Board to disburse the sum of N205 million across various tertiary institutions as tuition fees for students on programme. This was made known on Thursday in a statement issued by the executive secretary of the Kaduna State Scholarship Board, Hassan Rilwan who said the Board has…
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