First, a mugshot. Now, escaping assassination. Trump’s iconic imagery.

“At the moment I heard the shots being fired I knew that this was a moment in American history that had to be documented. I mean, it’s our job as journalists to do this work.”

THIS PHOTO – NOW SNAPPED INTO THE TIME CAPSULE OF AMERICAN HISTORY –

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER “EVAN VUCCI.”

THEY SAY A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS –

THIS ONE – TELLING THE STORY OF JULY 13. 2024.

THE DAY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS NEARLY ASSASSINATED.

WHILE MOST DUCKED DOWN AND TOOK COVER –

PHOTOGRAPHERS – OUT OF INSTINCT – GOT CLOSER TO THE DANGER AREA INFILTRATED BY GUNFIRE.

THE IMAGERY OUT OF TRUMP’S RALLY IN RURAL PENNSYLVANIA –

IS SHOCKING NOT ONLY TO AMERICANS BUT TO THE WORLD.

A DEADLY AND DEVASTATING MOMENT –

ONE THAT A CHINESE MARKET IS ALREADY MAKING MONEY OFF OF.

IN CHINA –

SOUVENIR-LIKE T SHIRTS WITH THE PHOTO FRONT AND CENTER POPPED UP ON E-COMMERCE SITES QUICKLY – AND THOUSANDS WERE SOLD IN THE FIRST FEW HOURS AFTER THE SHOOTING.

BUT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS THEY “RESERVE THE RIGHTS TO THIS POWERFUL IMAGE.”

AND MOST OF THE CHINESE SHOP LINKS FOR T SHIRTS ARE NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE.

TRUMP HAS A HISTORY –

OF BEING THE CENTERFOLD OF HISTORIC PHOTOS.

INCLUDING HIS MUGSHOT TAKEN IN GEORGIA’S ELECTION INTERFERENCE CASE.

THAT PHOTO – AND THIS ONE ALIKE (Show ap photo again) –

ARE FUEL TO THE FIRE OF AMERICAN POLITICS –

112 DAYS OUT FROM ELECTION DAY.