Donald Trump has raised $20M in August, according to his campaign. Since he was processed in the Fulton County jail and had a mugshot taken, he has raised more than $9.4M.

Despite the multiple indictments and the first-ever presidential mugshot, his contributors continue to send in campaign contributions. The campaign knew the mugshot would be a money-maker and fundraising came swiftly as soon as it was released. The angry scowl seen around the world is marketed on various merchandise on Trump’s website. Trump haters are buying up merchandise on other sites and displaying their purchases on social media like it is a badge of honor.

“Since the moment my mugshot was plastered all over the Internet in a vicious attempt to wrongfully turn me into a criminal, our movement has RAISED $9 MILLION from grassroots patriots like YOU,” Trump said in a statement released by the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee on Tuesday.

“In fact, our campaign recorded its SINGLE GREATEST FUNDRAISING DAY EVER,” the 77-year-old said of his Georgia surrender bounty.

His fundraising numbers spiked once the mugshot was released – which it immediately was – with supporters particularly pleased with the “never surrender” slogan. Critics noted the irony since the mugshot was taken when he surrendered to authorities to be processed at the jail.

The merchandise sales are impressive so far. The totals reported include 36,000 T-shirts, 24,000 coffee mugs and 8,600 posters. One thing that people talk about is the amount of money Trump is spending on legal bills and how a lot of those bills are being paid by campaign donations. It’s being reported that the mugshot merchandise money is being earmarked by the campaign for political an campaign activities and won’t be used to cover legal expense. Trump has spent tens of millions of dollars on legal bills since the season of indictments began. Altogether, Trump is facing 91 counts in all four indictments.

Trump raised $5M in the first 48 hours after the indictment in Manhattan and $10M over five days. After the indictment over the mishandling of classified documents, his campaign said it raised $6.6M. Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said that last Friday was the biggest fundraising day for the Trump campaign so far, with $4.18M raised on the day alone. Trump’s mugshot was taken on Thursday night.

According to Cheung, the campaign’s “organic” fundraising has skyrocketed recently, including from people who purchase campaign merch or donate without being prompted. He attributed part of the fundraising success to Trump tweeting out the mug shot and posting the picture on the campaign website

The campaign’s message after the mugshot ended with a plea for contributions.

“Today, at the notoriously violent jail in Fulton County, Georgia, I was ARRESTED despite having committed NO CRIME,” the campaign wrote in the fundraising message, claiming that his legal battles are “election interference.”

“But 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 fundraising message continued.

A rap song has been released, not by Trump but by a song creator named Hi-Rez The Rapper. He describes himself as a “radical freedom extremist” and said the song was made as a joke in 30 minutes. It appears to have been created using A.I. It is called “First Day Out” by “Trump The Don” and has received millions of views on social media.

“A song I made as an absolute joke in 30 minutes now has millions of views, streams, and thousands of sales,” he said.

“We’re bringing people together through comedy, music, culture, & politics. They want us divided and living in fear! We’re taking back Hollywood, entertainment & the culture.”

The song includes lyrics such as “These DA’s acting silly, my mugshot is worth a billi, sold some merch and made a milli” and “Call me racist? But these rappers riding with me, they my soldiers, MAGA, MAGA, MAGA.”

The parody name-checks a number of topics related to Trump’s arrest including his RICO charges, posting bail, and District Attorney Fani Willis. It also mentions the U.S.-Mexico border wall, the Clintons, and famous supporters such as Benny Johnson, Dan Bongino, and Alex Jones.

So, there’s something for everyone as far as the Trump campaign goes – mugs, t-shirts, rap songs. This new world of presidential campaigns that includes an indicted former president is interesting, isn’t it? Never a dull moment.

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