The Shop That Spawned 78 Trump Tattoos

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The Shop That Spawned 78 Trump Tattoos
Bob Holmes, the artist that gained international attention for giving free Trump tattoos, speaks on how the president’s doing so far and how his clients would do it all again.
Sarah Rogers
05.25.18 10:10 PM ET

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The Clay Dragon Tattoo Studio is in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, and true to swing state form, was fairly divided in the 2016 presidential election. The county ultimately turned red, with Trump winning 50.5 percent of the votes. The town of Seabrook, home to about 13,000 residents, also swung to the right, clocking 2,743 votes for Trump and 1,595 for Clinton.

Inside this tattoo shop, it’s Trump country.

In the summer of 2016, Holmes gained national and international attention for offering free Trump tattoos ahead of the presidential election. “It was accidental,” Holmes said of the promotion. When a reporter from the U.K.’s Telegraph asked him how he’d react if someone wanted a Donald Trump tattoo, Holmes replied off-the-cuff that he’d do it for free. The response went viral, and his appointment book quickly filled up with dozens of requests for Trump portraits and Make America Great Again script. There was a Trump stamp—a lower back tattoo flanked by tribal designs—and a custom “super Trump.”

Prior to Trump’s presidential run, Holmes said he had no interest in politics and had never voted. “I never said a political word in my whole entire life before this one,” Holmes said. “Getting somebody somewhat normal, like us, is the key.”

Holmes offered the free Trump tattoo promotion for one year and his shop has completed 78 Trump tattoos.

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Fowler has no regrets about his “Make America Great Again” tattoo, and said veterans in particular “are 100 percent for it. They always ask ‘Where’d you get it, how much did it cost?’”

The only negative feedback Fowler said he’s received is from his own brother, a Democrat who told him, “unfortunately the tattoo is free but removals are expensive.” Fowler said there’s no chance he’ll get it removed.

Half a mile away, James Cook, 48, a cigar salesman, bears a forearm tattoo from Holmes of the constitution with “Make America Great Again” in script. Cook, who refers to himself as a “Constitutionalist,” says getting a Trump tattoo wasn’t a rash decision. “In college, back in 1990, I had big posters of him in my dorm and stuff,” he said. “It wasn’t like I was one of those bandwagon jumpers. I was waiting for him to run for decades.”

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Cook said he’s gotten “tons” of positive reactions from his tattoo, but also his truck. “The back of my truck is all Trump stickers, I got the trump shirts and I wave the trump flags. Driving around in my Trump truck with my tattoo I’ve never had a negative response, not once. I always get honks and thumbs ups.” Cook then admitted that once when walking into a grocery store an elderly woman saw his “Make America Great Again” hat and told him “If you think he’s going to do that, you’re full of shit.”

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[onethatcares]

1. the elderly woman

was wise beyond her years.

I hate these in your face assholes that think the con is doing well. It's like they never read anything except alex jones.

[babylonsister]

2. The definition of willfully ignorant. nt

[Botany]

3. Trump tattoo I'm with stupid t-shirt

Trump scratches the itch for dumb fucks and racists and he has given
those deplorable people the right to spew their bile in public.

[3catwoman3]

4. Good for Granny.

She is, of course, absolutely right.

I tried watching that video, and bailed about 2 minutes in.

[Kirk Lover]

5. These people are in good company...as if with the likes of Roger Stone. Have at

DEPLORABLES....thanks for self branding !