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Trump’s promotion of $100,000 watches latest instance of former president testing ethics norms
« on: September 28, 2024, 12:29:59 pm »
Trump’s promotion of $100,000 watches latest instance of former president testing ethics norms

By Christian Datoc
September 27, 2024 7:09 pm

Former President Donald Trump‘s peddling commercial products while running for the White House is putting campaign finance norms to the test, according to ethics experts.

The latest example came this week when the GOP nominee announced Trump-branded gold watches, which he called “truly special,” sandwiched between campaign stops and meeting with a world leader.

“The Official Trump Watch Collection is here, and these Watches are truly special,” Trump wrote in a social media post that included a link to GetTrumpWatches.com. “You’re going to love them. Would make a great Christmas Gift. Don’t wait, they will go fast. GET YOUR TRUMP WATCH RIGHT NOW!”

The watches themselves start at $499 for the “Fight Fight Fight” version and range all the way up to $100,000 for a “Tourbillon” edition, which features hundreds of diamonds and a personalized “thank you” engraving.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3169852/trump-promotion-100k-watches-latest-instance-testing-ethics-norms/
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Re: Trump’s promotion of $100,000 watches latest instance of former president testing ethics norms
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2024, 12:35:18 pm »
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Re: Trump’s promotion of $100,000 watches latest instance of former president testing ethics norms
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2024, 12:38:10 pm »
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Re: Trump’s promotion of $100,000 watches latest instance of former president testing ethics norms
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2024, 12:43:36 pm »
Meh. His name is his brand, always has been.

How many products out there have "Biden" or "Harris" or "Pelosi" on them?

(Not many, because they have produced rules for others, but no tangible products.)
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

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