The only rule of dealing with Trump, is that any way that Trump can benefit, will benefit you. If you can cut Trump in on your “deal”, your deal will be approved.
pferden on
What makes sense!?
JanPB on
A little too convenient to be true.
SwissMissBehavin on
Why are we bribing a banana republic?!
BrennanBetelgeuse on
Trump is so easy to read. I’ve had a discussion with my Swiss colleagues about this exact scenario after the tariffs were implemented and we all agreeed that it would take a special gold Rolex watch to fix the issue. It’s so funny that this was 100% spot on.
JuliusBacchus on
« Priceless clock » holy hyperbole there. The Submariner desk clock is sold around 8k chf.
So it’s an expensive piece of crap, but if that’s what it takes to bride to president of the us, I’m flying there right now with some ideas
PerformanceThink7596 on
Comme j’en ai marre de ce bouffon orange, et pourquoi les gens s’étonnennt maintenant qu’il est corrompu ? Achevez-moi 😩
TailleventCH on
Are those “gifts” tax deductible?
seoman3008 on
I believed it was a watch + a gold bar
AmazingRun7299 on
Successful diplomacy
Highdosehook on
Isch das wohr? Es würd mi nid mol wunderä (höchstens dass denn niemer friener druf cho wär wo nöcher dra isch). Es wär lustig wärs nid so druurig.
Marvelous_dahhhling on
I wonder if people know that all gifts received by a sitting president remain property of the people of USA. This is also why Hillary Clinton was ordered to return several gifts she had taken with her, given to the Clintons during the Clinton administration. Even if they’re bespoke gifts, they don’t have the right to keep them and will be ordered by court to return them.
Jorddyy on
The tantrum of the big angry toddler disappeared when mommy Helvetia gave him a toy.
Dabraxus on
Ehm… the rolex probably helped. Making Switzerland a de facto Commonwealth state of the US if they follow all their demands for lowering the tariffs might have helped too…
Zealot_Zea on
No need to be ashamed on our side. We are just playing with some rules we are to small to writte.
I would be more ashamed if I were American citizen.
And the title of this newspaper is misleading, I am not sure this deal is actually favorable compared to 39% taxes.
Amareldys on
It fucking sucks that it came to this.
dockgonzo on
The main goal of the tariffs was always extortion. He is collecting bribes from every single country on earth, and he is getting away with it.
Sad-Laugh-6480 on
A clock for the cuckoo.
Shrek_Nietszche on
In reality this clock is only a small part of the deal. They also promised that by 2028, 30% of swiss exports will be to the US. I obviously hate Trump but this tweet is misleading.
mancheSind on
Meanwhile if private companies bribe officials in another country they possibly get fined. Double standards at its finest.
Kloordnung on
This is clickbait sadly leaving out the detail, that those gifts are for his presidential library.
Yes it might look weird, but this happens to nearly all his predecessors as well.
cd1f3b41f6fd3140f99c on
Well done Rolex CEO, whoever you are.
swissmissZRH on
I am Swiss and have to laugh that the clock is worth less than my 15 year old Rolex.
-ThreeHeadedMonkey- on
This is exactly what I would have done. It’s so predictable.
In fact, I totally expect that the Swiss govt asked Rolex to do this.
DukeOfSlough on
It’s low price for such cut. I would give him few more bars. By the way, was it an official gift from government or this was private initiative?
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Embarrassing being Swiss these days!
The only rule of dealing with Trump, is that any way that Trump can benefit, will benefit you. If you can cut Trump in on your “deal”, your deal will be approved.
What makes sense!?
A little too convenient to be true.
Why are we bribing a banana republic?!
Trump is so easy to read. I’ve had a discussion with my Swiss colleagues about this exact scenario after the tariffs were implemented and we all agreeed that it would take a special gold Rolex watch to fix the issue. It’s so funny that this was 100% spot on.
« Priceless clock » holy hyperbole there. The Submariner desk clock is sold around 8k chf.
So it’s an expensive piece of crap, but if that’s what it takes to bride to president of the us, I’m flying there right now with some ideas
Comme j’en ai marre de ce bouffon orange, et pourquoi les gens s’étonnennt maintenant qu’il est corrompu ? Achevez-moi 😩
Are those “gifts” tax deductible?
I believed it was a watch + a gold bar
Successful diplomacy
Isch das wohr? Es würd mi nid mol wunderä (höchstens dass denn niemer friener druf cho wär wo nöcher dra isch). Es wär lustig wärs nid so druurig.
I wonder if people know that all gifts received by a sitting president remain property of the people of USA. This is also why Hillary Clinton was ordered to return several gifts she had taken with her, given to the Clintons during the Clinton administration. Even if they’re bespoke gifts, they don’t have the right to keep them and will be ordered by court to return them.
The tantrum of the big angry toddler disappeared when mommy Helvetia gave him a toy.
Ehm… the rolex probably helped. Making Switzerland a de facto Commonwealth state of the US if they follow all their demands for lowering the tariffs might have helped too…
No need to be ashamed on our side. We are just playing with some rules we are to small to writte.
I would be more ashamed if I were American citizen.
And the title of this newspaper is misleading, I am not sure this deal is actually favorable compared to 39% taxes.
It fucking sucks that it came to this.
The main goal of the tariffs was always extortion. He is collecting bribes from every single country on earth, and he is getting away with it.
A clock for the cuckoo.
In reality this clock is only a small part of the deal. They also promised that by 2028, 30% of swiss exports will be to the US. I obviously hate Trump but this tweet is misleading.
Meanwhile if private companies bribe officials in another country they possibly get fined. Double standards at its finest.
This is clickbait sadly leaving out the detail, that those gifts are for his presidential library.
Yes it might look weird, but this happens to nearly all his predecessors as well.
Well done Rolex CEO, whoever you are.
I am Swiss and have to laugh that the clock is worth less than my 15 year old Rolex.
This is exactly what I would have done. It’s so predictable.
In fact, I totally expect that the Swiss govt asked Rolex to do this.
It’s low price for such cut. I would give him few more bars. By the way, was it an official gift from government or this was private initiative?