XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.trump
From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com
Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>super70s wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
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>> Senator demands answers after Trump accepted Rolex and gold bar before
>> slashing tariffs on Switzerland
>> By Ariana Baio
>> The Independent
>> Thu, January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM CST
>>
>> President Donald Trump is being asked to provide more information about
>> the Rolex watch and gold bar he accepted from Swiss businessmen last
>> year, shortly before agreeing to lower tariffs on Swiss goods, by the
>> top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.
>>
>> Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is seeking more details to determine whether
>> the president violated laws by accepting the gifts before cutting the
>> deal, according to the letter seen by Bloomberg.
>>
>> In November, a delegation of Swiss businessmen visited the White House
>> to speak with Trump after he imposed a 39 percent tariff on Swiss
>> goods. Shortly thereafter, a Rolex table clock, which does not appear
>> to be available for purchase by the general public, appeared on the
>> president's desk.
>>
>> In addition, a custom gold bar was displayed on the Resolute Desk,
>> worth more than $130,000, according to Wyden's office.
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>That's peanuts compared to other extortion payoffs Trump has
>received.
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>> The White House pushed back on suggestions of a conflict of interest.
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>Of course.
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>> White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement: "Switzerland
>> secured a trade deal and lower tariffs by reducing their unfair trade
>> barriers and committing to invest billions in the United States.
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>> "The only special interest guiding President Trump's decision-making is
>> the best interest of the American people, and any suggestion otherwise
>> is completely unfounded. President Trump is an extraordinarily
>> successful businessman who can afford his own Swiss table clock."
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>>
>> While in Davos last week, Trump said he imposed the tariff at a higher
>> rate because he was "rubbed the wrong way" by former Swiss President
>> Karin Keller-Sutter.
>
>"Rubbed the wrong way."
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>>
>>
>> Trump has a well-known love for lavish, personalized gifts, which has
>> raised questions about presidential ethics. Lawmakers and nonprofit
>> organizations have said that the appearance of accepting such gifts
>> leads to concerns about quid-pro-quos or giving certain countries
>> preferential treatment as a result.
>>
>> "This affair also creates a perception that lavishing gifts on the
>> President, rather than negotiating with [US Trade Representative] is
>> the best way for trading partners to engage with the United States,"
>> Wyden wrote.
>>
>> Over the last year, Trump has publicly accepted a gold crown from South
>> Korea, a 24-karat gold and glass plaque from Apple CEO Tim Cook, the
>> "FIFA Peace Prize" from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a gold pager
>> from Israel, a portrait from Russian President Vladimir Putin of the
>> leaders together and a $400 million luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar to
>> serve as the new Air Force One, before being transferred to his
>> presidential library.
>
>Trump has proven that the American system is completely vulnerable
>to being suborned by wealthy sociopaths.
>
The President has the exclusive God-given Constitutional right to accept
bribes. In fact it was orginally the first right they thought of back in
the day. He's going to use the Qatari 747 as a place to keep all the
bribes small enough to fit inside.
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