{"id":38763,"date":"2025-11-17T04:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/switzerland-persuaded-trump-to-lower-us-tariffs-with-gold-and-a-rolex-watch-axios\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T04:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T04:01:24","slug":"switzerland-persuaded-trump-to-lower-us-tariffs-with-gold-and-a-rolex-watch-axios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/switzerland-persuaded-trump-to-lower-us-tariffs-with-gold-and-a-rolex-watch-axios\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland persuaded Trump to lower US tariffs with gold and a Rolex watch – Axios"},"content":{"rendered":"

Switzerland managed to get the US to lower tariffs imposed by Donald Trump with expensive gifts. The delegation presented a Rolex watch and a personalized 1 kg gold bar worth over $130,000.<\/p>\n

\"Switzerland<\/p>\n

Switzerland secured a reduction in customs tariffs from the United States through expensive gifts, gold, and flattery. Axios reports this, according to UNN.<\/p>\n

Details<\/h2>\n

According to the publication, to reduce the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump against their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry magnates with gifts \u2013 a special Rolex desk clock, a personalized 1-kilogram gold bar, and "a lot of flattery."<\/p>\n

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Trump loves such pampering procedures, and rumors about this circulate among countries and companies seeking his favor. The honor worthy of a king \u2013 especially gold \u2013 attracts his attention and favor<\/p>\n

– the article states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to media reports, the US President, in particular, was given a one-kilogram bar marked with stamps numbered 45 and 47, symbolizing his presidential terms. Its estimated value exceeds $130,000.<\/p>\n

According to White House officials, Trump accepted the gifts on behalf of his presidential library, which makes them legal.<\/p>\n

Context<\/h2>\n

In August, Apple CEO Tim Cook presented Trump with an engraved glass disc with a 24-karat gold base to commemorate the company's new $100 billion investment in the US, aimed at avoiding tariffs.<\/p>\n

At a separate meeting at the White House, the Los Angeles Olympic Committee presented Trump with a set of commemorative 1984 Olympic medals, in honor of the Summer Games he will host in Los Angeles in 2028.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, the Qatari government donated a $400 million Boeing 747 to the Trump library. And a number 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.<\/p>\n

Recall<\/h2>\n

According to the Financial Times, the Donald Trump administration agreed with Switzerland to reduce import duties to 15%, ending several months of trade confrontation. Switzerland will invest $200 billion in the US and relocate part of its production.<\/p>\n

Trump plans to attend World Economic Forum in Davos: should Switzerland expect lower tariffs?14.11.25, 04:01 \u2022 4992 views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Switzerland managed to get the US to lower tariffs imposed by Donald Trump with expensive gifts. The delegation presented a Rolex watch and a personalized 1 kg gold bar worth over $130,000. Switzerland secured a reduction in customs tariffs from the United States through expensive gifts, gold, and flattery. Axios reports this, according to UNN. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}