And they went cheap….
Qatar used a Commercial Jet….
They just used a Rolex watch, Gold Bar and Ass Kissing…
It Worked…..
America’s President IS ‘For Sale’…..
Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.
Why it matters: Trump loves such pampering, and the word’s out among nations and companies seeking his favor. Tributes fit for a king — especially gold — catch his eyes and his heart.
- The Swiss bar, given to Trump during the delegation’s visit on Nov. 4, was stamped with 45 and 47 in homage to his presidential terms. It’s worth a little more than $130,000.
- Trump accepted the gifts on behalf of his presidential library, making them legal, White House officials say.
Zoom in: Apple set the tone for such gestures — and raised the bar for them — in August, when CEO Tim Cook gave Trump an engraved glass disc with a 24-karat gold base to commemorate the company’s new $100 billion investment in the U.S. to avoid tariffs.
- In a separate White House meeting, the LA Olympics committee gave Trump a set of commemorative 1984 Olympic medals, a nod to the Summer Games he’ll preside over in Los Angeles in 2028.
- Months before, the government of Qatar gifted a $400 million 747 jet to Trump’s library.
- And a bevy of corporations and supplicants have donated about $300 million to help the president build a giant ballroom connected to the White House, which he plans to gild like Midas.
But the Apple gift was a favorite for Trump in the Oval Office — until the Swiss came to town.
- “It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it,” one administration official told Axios….
Note….
Used to be this woulkd be considered a ‘ Bribe’….
Not with Donald Trump….
Emoluments?
Shmoluments!!!