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Is stress getting to Donald Trump? Ex-POTUS' mugshot weight is 25lbs less than 4 months ago

Former President Trump's arrest revealed a weight loss in his mugshot leading to speculation about its link to stress

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Donald Trump’s mugshot has been released after he surrendered himself to the Georgia authorities. He is facing criminal charges for trying to topple the state's election in 2020.

He was reportedly put behind bars at the Fulton County jail on Thursday evening, August 24, before being released on a $200,000 bond.

The former leader has been pressed with multiple charges, which include conspiracy, racketeering, and soliciting a public official to violate their oath of office, CNN reported.

Did Donald Trump lose weight?

Following the revelation of Trump’s mugshot, speculations began that he has shredded several pounds, mostly because of the cases against him.

The 77-year-old was reportedly given P01135809 as his inmate number. Also, his height and weight were listed as 6 ft 3 in (1.905 m/ 190. 50 cm) and 215 pounds (97.5 kg).

Daily Mail reported that Trump’s current weight “is down about 25 pounds” from his April arrest in Manhattan. Also, he has lost a significant amount of weight since 2020 when he was said to be weighing 244 pounds (110 kg) by White House physician Dr Sean Conley.

The apparent weight loss of Trump has surprised many with CNN host Jake Tapper publicly remarking, “Wait, wait... what?” live on air after hearing the ex-POTUS body measurements.

Donald Trump claimed to do ‘nothing wrong’

After posting the bail amount, Trump made his way to his New Jersey golf club. However, before taking the flight, he reportedly declared, “What has taken place here is a travesty of justice.”

“I did nothing wrong, and everybody knows it,” he added.

Donald Trump took to Twitter to share his mugshot

Trump has come back on Twitter, now called X, where he posted his mugshot and also shared the link to his website.

Many of his fans showed their support with one tweeting, "He's BACK and STILL 'a man of the people'!!" Another one wrote, "We stand with you, President Trump!"

A third one wrote, "God bless President Trump 🙏 My support for you has never been stronger than it is today #Trump2024 in a landslide."

On his website, Trump asserted, “Today, at the notoriously violent jail in Fulton County, Georgia, I was ARRESTED despite having committed NO CRIME.”

He continued, “Today, I walked into the lion’s den with one simple message on behalf of our entire movement: I WILL NEVER SURRENDER OUR MISSION TO SAVE AMERICA.”

The politician added, “Please make a contribution to evict Crooked Joe Biden from the White House and SAVE AMERICA during this dark chapter in our nation’s history.”