Donald Trump’s mugshot was just released from the authorities in the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office where he was arrested, arraigned, and booked today.
His facial expression is an amalgam of the following thought-emotions:
• Contempt
• Anger
• Predation
The former president also appears to have an inflammatory process involving the margins of his eyelids and some of the adjoining tissue — a form of blepharoconjunctivitis, most likely a mild infection.
To some people, this inflammation (specifically, the notable redness) could make it appear as if Trump had perhaps been crying or was sad — but this is not the case.
It should be noted that the appearance of Trump’s predation is potentiated by the downward looking camera — making Trump seem as if his eyebrows are more prominent and/or that his head is configured in a greater degree of downward tilt.
The asymmetric light source (directed from Trump’s left side) also amplifies the appearance of Trump’s contempt.
Thus, although Trump is absolutely thinking-feeling-projecting both Contempt and Predation — the photographic technique exaggerates the appearance of these particular thought-emotions.
SUMMARY: Donald Trump’s mugshot today indicates the thought-emotions of:
• Contempt
• Anger
• Predation
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