New Trump Grift: $100,000 Watches

[Wandering Monk]

What's the deal here? Ship to any country, availability not guaranteed, can pay with untraceable methods.

If this money ends up in his campaign coffers, this is illegal.

Sound fishy to you?

 

[Revoltingest]

No free Bible or pair of shoes with each watch?

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

He's basically Mr. Haney from Green Acres now:

If this money ends up in his campaign coffers, this is illegal.

His money doesn't seem to be going to campaigning:

"t’s long felt like the Donald Trump campaign and the Republican Party have had no ground game at all. There have been scattered reports of Trump having far too few field offices in swing states and such. But has Trump’s ground game merely looked small in comparison to Kamala’s massive ground game, or does Trump actually not have a ground game? Now we have our answer.

"The Associated Press has published a lengthy article exposing the startling fact that the Trump campaign and the GOP really do have basically no ground game. There’s just about no one knocking on doors in swing states. Even some local Republican officials are raising questions about why they’re seeing no evidence of a ground game from their party or candidate.

"This isn’t surprising. Donald Trump is only “running” for President to try to raise money for his mounting legal bills, as he still tries to find a way to keep himself out of prison. So of course the money that’s coming in isn’t going back out for things like field offices or ground game efforts." (source)​

 

[Wandering Monk]

He's basically Mr. Haney from Green Acres now:

His money doesn't seem to be going to campaigning:

"t’s long felt like the Donald Trump campaign and the Republican Party have had no ground game at all. There have been scattered reports of Trump having far too few field offices in swing states and such. But has Trump’s ground game merely looked small in comparison to Kamala’s massive ground game, or does Trump actually not have a ground game? Now we have our answer.​

​

"The Associated Press has published a lengthy article exposing the startling fact that the Trump campaign and the GOP really do have basically no ground game. There’s just about no one knocking on doors in swing states. Even some local Republican officials are raising questions about why they’re seeing no evidence of a ground game from their party or candidate.​

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"This isn’t surprising. Donald Trump is only “running” for President to try to raise money for his mounting legal bills, as he still tries to find a way to keep himself out of prison. So of course the money that’s coming in isn’t going back out for things like field offices or ground game efforts." (source)​

So, if he uses campaign contributions for his legal bills, would that be illegal also?

 

[F1fan]

So, if he uses campaign contributions for his legal bills, would that be illegal also?

From what I have heard explained it is legal for him to use campaign money to pay lawyers. It has to be disclosed in financial reports.

His money doesn't seem to be going to campaigning:

​

Trump is getting help from his buddy Musk. I suppost Musk understands how to campaign better than Trump's staffers. The question is if this is an illegal donation to the campaign.

Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump PAC Is Hiring Door-Knockers in Key States

Want to work for Elon Musk? There are dozens of openings across the US with a single job description: knock on doors to convince voters to support Donald Trump and Republicans running for Congress.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[Pogo]

What's the deal here? Ship to any country, availability not guaranteed, can pay with untraceable methods.

If this money ends up in his campaign coffers, this is illegal.

Sound fishy to you?

Wonder what the tariff on this will be? 60% for the made in CHINA versions?

 

[Pogo]

From what I have heard explained it is legal for him to use campaign money to pay lawyers. It has to be disclosed in financial reports.


Trump is getting help from his buddy Musk. I suppost Musk understands how to campaign better than Trump's staffers. The question is if this is an illegal donation to the campaign.

Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump PAC Is Hiring Door-Knockers in Key States

Want to work for Elon Musk? There are dozens of openings across the US with a single job description: knock on doors to convince voters to support Donald Trump and Republicans running for Congress.

www.bloomberg.com

Paywall, C+P a good fair use piece.

 

[Wandering Monk]

TRUMP: The economy is so bad people can't buy basic necessities.

ALSO TRUMP: Buy these Trump watches for $100,000

Wyoming allows operators of LLC to be completely anonymous. Hmmm....

 

[Twilight Hue]

TRUMP: The economy is so bad people can't buy basic necessities.

ALSO TRUMP: Buy these Trump watches for $100,000

Wyoming allows operators of LLC to be completely anonymous. Hmmm....

Maybe start by telling the whole story for a change.

The watches start at around 400 and goes up to 100,000.

It's because of the gold and diamonds set into the timepieces that makes it expensive.

 

[Wandering Monk]

Trump’s “Vastly Overpriced” $100,000 “Swiss Watch” Is Probably Made in China, Experts Say

The former president's new timepieces are the laughingstock of watch aficionados, who cast doubt on their true origins — "as ersatz as the man himself."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[LuisDantas]

If Trump knows how to do anything, he knows how to maneuver money from his campaign to his pockets and vice versa according to the immediate convenience.

I am certain that there is plenty of direct and indirect ways, including offers of exchanges of services and payments.

 

[F1fan]

Maybe start by telling the whole story for a change.

The watches start at around 400 and goes up to 100,000.

It's because of the gold and diamonds set into the timepieces that makes it expensive.

I listened to a podcast where a watch expert did an assessment on the Trump watces and the one for $400 was estimated to cost about $35 to make with off the shelf parts, and the same for the $700 watch at $50, the main difference here is the saphire crystal. Glass crystals cost about $1 and saphire crystals cost about $15. I did not know that. Otherwise they are basic $100 watches being massively overpriced.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I listened to a podcast where a watch expert did an assessment on the Trump watces and the one for $400 was estimated to cost about $35 to make with off the shelf parts, and the same for the $700 watch at $50, the main difference here is the saphire crystal. Glass crystals cost about $1 and saphire crystals cost about $15. I did not know that. Otherwise they are basic $100 watches being massively overpriced.

Unless of course you want to add in the diamonds and the gold.

If I was wealthy I'd probably have gone for a Rolex.

 

[F1fan]

If Trump knows how to do anything, he knows how to maneuver money from his campaign to his pockets and vice versa according to the immediate convenience.

I am certain that there is plenty of direct and indirect ways, including offers of exchanges of services and payments.

I'm curious what the status is on the stocks of Truth Social. He says he won't sell. I think the time limit has passed where he couldn't unload them. But I think the stock price has to be at or above $!6. I saw it was getting close to $16 last week.

 

[fantome profane]

I wonder how many watches Putin is going to buy.

 

[F1fan]

Unless of course you want to add in the diamonds and the gold.

If I was a pimp, sure.

If I was wealthy I'd probably have gone for a Rolex.

Good choice.

 

[Twilight Hue]

If I was a pimp, sure.


.....

Best pimp ever......

 

[Revoltingest]

Floridian Magas decided to take a 5-finger discount on Trump merch.

Cops: Hurricane Looters Hit Trump Merch Store

SEPTEMBER 30--As Hurricane Helene battered a Florida city covered by a state of emergency declaration, two men allegedly burglarized a “Trump Store” stocked with merchandise promoting the ex-p

thesmokinggun.com

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

if he uses campaign contributions for his legal bills, would that be illegal also?

I think so, but I'm not sure. As you likely know, it wouldn't matter to him if it were.

Floridian Magas decided to take a 5-finger discount on Trump merch.

Cops: Hurricane Looters Hit Trump Merch Store

SEPTEMBER 30--As Hurricane Helene battered a Florida city covered by a state of emergency declaration, two men allegedly burglarized a “Trump Store” stocked with merchandise promoting the ex-p

thesmokinggun.com

They look like MAGA:

Make America Great Again!

Speaking of which, on that page was an article about a similar looking person who seems to be of the same culture, and what a culture it is:

From Woman Again Busted For Dildo Battery

If I was wealthy

Grammar tip if you don't mind.

This sentence is the subjunctive mood, which is used when describing possibilities, desires, suggestions, and the like.

The verb was above should be were. Drop the if from your sentence and it becomes a statement of alleged fact. It has gone from the subjunctive mood to the indicative mood.

Were is the plural of was. He/she/it was, but they were.

We see that again here, as (he/she/it) visits becomes (they) visit:

She visits her mother every Friday. If she were to visit on Sundays instead, there would be less traffic.

 

[Revoltingest]

A watch expert reviews Trump's watches...