{"id":32730,"date":"2024-09-27T02:20:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=32730"},"modified":"2024-09-27T02:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:20:41","slug":"trump-promotes-watches-branded-with-his-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=32730","title":{"rendered":"Trump promotes watches branded with his name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;on Thursday promoted watches branded with his name, his latest involvement in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/trump-promotes-sneaker-line-after-ordered-to-pay-more-than-350-million-in-civil-fraud-trial-204421701919\">series of business endeavors<\/a>&nbsp;as he simultaneously campaigns for the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;You\u2019re going to love them. Would make a great Christmas Gift,&#8221; Trump said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113204307304573314\">Truth Social post<\/a>&nbsp;linking to the vendor website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Some of the most expensive watches listed on the website go for $100,000. A cheaper type of watch referred to on the site as &#8220;Fight Fight Fight,&#8221; referring to what Trump chanted as he departed the stage in July after he was shot in the ear in an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-describes-detail-shot-assassin-rcna162647\">assassination attempt<\/a>, ranges from $499 to $799.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A disclaimer on the website says the vendor, TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC, &#8220;uses the &#8216;Trump&#8217; name, image and likeness under a paid license agreement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Trump campaign spokesperson referred questions about the agreement and Trump&#8217;s involvement in the business endeavor to the Trump Organization. Neither the Trump Organization nor TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC immediately responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Trump Watches are not designed, manufactured, distributed or sold by Donald J. Trump, The Trump Organization or any of their respective affiliates or principals,&#8221; the website said. It added that the watches &#8220;are not political and have nothing to do with any political campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The website&#8217;s FAQ section highlights the question, &#8220;Are these official watches by President Trump?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;These are only official Watches offered by President Trump and includes a replica of his famous signature!&#8221; the answer reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Democrats have previously slammed Trump\u2019s similar business endeavors, and Harris spokesperson Ammar Moussa criticized Trump\u2019s move&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ammarmufasa\/status\/1839363969175429499\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cDonald Trump is selling $100,000 watches. Not a joke. Trump is more focused on himself than anyone else,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The watches from Trump, who is outspoken about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-event-touted-made-america-goods-lot-his-merchandise-couldn-n893656\">prioritizing American-made products<\/a>, include Swiss-made materials, according to the product website. \u201cSwiss made\u201d is written on several pictures of the watch faces displayed on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The watches are the latest in a string of products Trump has promoted in recent years licensing his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-launches-sneaker-line-rcna139334\">name, image and likeness<\/a>, including a sneaker line and NFT trading cards. Trump has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-owns-1-million-crypto-made-300k-branded-bibles-financial-disclos-rcna166850\">promoted $60 branded\u2002<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-owns-1-million-crypto-made-300k-branded-bibles-financial-disclos-rcna166850\">B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-owns-1-million-crypto-made-300k-branded-bibles-financial-disclos-rcna166850\">ibles<\/a>&nbsp;in partnership with country music artist Lee Greenwood, and Trump family members have also launched a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/crypto\/latest-hiccup-trumps-crypto-launch-deleted-posts-hacking-claim-rcna169472\">crypto platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-promotes-watches-branded-name-rcna172963\">Nbcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Former President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;on Thursday promoted watches branded with his name, his latest involvement in a&nbsp;series of business endeavors&nbsp;as he simultaneously campaigns for the White House. &#8220;You\u2019re going to love them. Would make a great Christmas Gift,&#8221; Trump said in a&nbsp;Truth Social post&nbsp;linking to the vendor website. 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