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Former President Donald Trump has exploited a licensing error by the Associated Press and plans to publish a now-iconic AP photo of himself on the cover of his latest book, Raw Story has learned.

The $99 book — titled “Save America” and published by Winning Team Publishing, which Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. co-founded — features AP photographer Evan Vucci’s image of Trump pumping his fist skyward seconds after a gunman’s bullet hit Trump’s ear during a July 13 assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.

“In all the activity over the weekend of July 13, we neglected to immediately add full restrictions to photos from the attempted assassination of former President Trump to make clear they are for editorial use only,” said Nicole Meir, media relations manager for AP. “We added those restrictions three days later. During that window, a handful of organizations licensed the image for non-editorial purposes.”...

An already iconic image of Donald Trump's bloodied face and pumped fist immediately after a failed assassination attempt on Saturday can be seen on tote bags, T-shirts, trading cards and other merchandise for sale across the Internet.

Versions of that image belong to the news organizations whose photojournalists captured the moment, including Evan Vucci of the Associated Press, Anna Moneymaker of Getty and Doug Mills of The New York Times.

Yet, those selling merchandise with the image or using it for fundraising — including the former president's reelection campaign — often fail to credit the photographers or get permission to use the images for commercial purposes....

Barely 12 hours after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump's life, a trading card featuring an already iconic image of Trump's blood-splattered face and pumped fist is on sale for $29.99.

The message, "FIGHT TO SAVE AMERICA. 'STAND STRONG,'" covers the top of the image, and the card includes the date, July 13, 2024, to commemorate the "TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT."

On Saturday, a gunman killed one spectator and critically injured two individuals at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa. Trump was released from the hospital Saturday night after his ear was grazed by a bullet....