XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics
From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us
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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.
That's peanuts compared to other extortion payoffs Trump has
received.
>
>
> The White House pushed back on suggestions of a conflict of interest.
Of course.
> 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."
>
>
> 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.
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