SEABROOK — A Route 1 tattoo shop became a pit stop for Donald J. Trump supporters this month after owner and tattoo artist Bob Holmes began giving free tattoos honoring the presidential candidate.

Holmes, 48, owner of the Clay Dragon Tattoo Studio on 919 Lafayette Road, had completed 27 free Trump tattoos at his shop as of Wednesday. Four of them have been of Trump’s face, and others have been designs centered on his slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

Holmes has yet to be asked to put a Trump tattoo on someone’s lower back. When he is, he said, he’s ready to name it the “Trump stamp.”

Holmes said he’s been slammed with bookings every day because the free tattoos are so popular, and he has no plans to stop in the near future. He said he’s happy to do it to support his candidate.

“I have no limit, I have no expiration date. I don’t know how long I have to do it,” Holmes said.

Holmes has been a tattoo artist for 26 years and owns three tattoo shops in the region, Clay Dragon being his most recent shop he opened six months ago. He also owns Bob’s Tattoo and Piercing in Seabrook and a second Bob’s Tattoo and Piercing in Raymond.

Holmes said he supports Trump because of his no-nonsense attitude and willingness to speak his mind. He’s confident Trump will make an impact for the better if elected.

“Trump isn’t a politician. Trump’s a business owner. A regular guy that when something happens to America, he gets p----- off,” Holmes said. “That’s why there’s so many people that love Trump.”

Earlier this month, Holmes was contacted by a news organization from England covering the New Hampshire primary, looking to see what New Hampshire voters thought about the candidate field. Asked about Trump, he said he’d do Trump tattoos for free if asked.

Soon, Holmes said he started getting calls from customers saying they heard in the news he was doing free Trump tattoos. He started booking the Trump appointments, and suddenly his shop picked up a considerable amount of attention. He’s received five or six calls in the first 15 minutes of each work day asking to book a free Trump inking since he started last week.

“It’s really strange, really bizarre, for one little off-the-cuff kind of comment, and then all of a sudden it goes crazy,” Holmes said.

One person who got a free Trump tattoo, Rob Bernier, 25, of Rochester, said he got it because he thinks Trump is going to leave an “everlasting mark” on the country. He got a design of a scroll opening on his forearm with the words “We the People,” followed by “Make America Great Again.”

“I wanted my everlasting mark before everyone else got theirs,” Bernier said.

Trump was asked in a recent interview what he thought about Holmes’ free tattoos. The real estate mogul got a kick out of it, saying, “So he’s a fan?”

“Well maybe I’ll have to have a tattoo for the first time in my life. Maybe not though,” Trump said to NH1.

“I thought that was awesome. I thought it was great for the fact that he thought it was funny,” Holmes said. “I thought it was great for the fact he was told about us, and he liked the idea and joked around about it.”

Holmes said he’s hoping he’ll meet Trump at some point and get his autograph so he can have it tattooed onto his own body.

For those who wonder if getting Trump permanently inked to their body is wise, Holmes said he's seen far worse ideas become tattoos. In fact, a Trump tattoo is tame compared to other designs he’s done for clients.

"I’ve done tattoos for a long time. If you’re walking around with Bono’s face, then you can’t go wrong wanting Trump’s,” Holmes said.