Lil Pump Gets An Ugly A** Tattoo Of Trump’s Mugshot
Lil Pump, the artist behind “Gucci Gang,” is a staunch supporter of the former president, Donald Trump, and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. His loyalty to the one-term Republican leader was recently demonstrated when he tattooed a well-known image of Trump, from his time on The Apprentice, onto his leg. On Tuesday (Jan. 30), the 23-year-old Pump, whose real name is Gazzy Garcia, shared a photo on Instagram of the new tattoo, which is a replica of a widely circulated mugshot of Trump. This mugshot was taken when Trump was arrested and processed in Fulton County, Georgia, in August of the previous year after he turned himself in following his indictment for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2022 election in that state. This indictment is one of four, amounting to 91 felony charges, that the current GOP presidential front-runner is facing as he campaigns for the presidency for the third time.
Alongside the image, Pump wrote, “MAGA [two American flag emoji].” The post also included an older photo of a grinning Pump standing next to Trump at a rally. In a November post featuring the same photo of Pump and Trump, the rapper referred to the former real estate tycoon as the “Greatest president of all time.”
Pump has been vocal about his support for Trump for almost four years, starting in October 2020 when he posted a video criticizing President Biden’s proposed tax policy, which aims to make the wealthy pay a larger share of taxes. This was followed by the release of the song “Lil Pimp Big MAGA Steppin.” Trump, in turn, invited Pump, who was wearing a MAGA hat, to join him on stage at a rally in Michigan just before the 2020 election polls opened (though he mistakenly called him “Lil Pimp”). However, as reported by the Smoking Gun, Pump, who was 20 at the time, was not eligible to vote for the first time because he did not register in his home state of Florida in time.
Pump’s tattoo tribute is the latest in a series of hip-hop endorsements for Trump. Chicago rapper Bandman Kevo also tattooed the first-ever presidential booking photo on his leg in August of the previous year. Trump has received endorsements or words of praise from rappers Benny the Butcher, Sexyy Red, Kodak Black, and most notably, Ye, who visited Trump in the White House in November 2002.
Just this week, after years of animosity, Snoop Dogg expressed “nothing but love and respect” for Trump. This change of heart was brought about by one of Trump’s final actions as president: granting clemency to Death Row Records co-founder Michael “Harry-O” Harris in the final moments of his single term in office.