Adin Ross' Gifts to Trump Might Have Broken Campaign Regulations (UPDATED)

He gave the Republican presidential candidate gifts worth well over $3,300.

August 7, 2024
Splitscreen image of Adin Ross and Donald Trump
 
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UPDATED 8/10 6:37 p.m. ET: Adin Ross has decided to take back the Rolex he gave Donald Trump during his recent stream and give it to his son, Barron, instead.

In a recent stream, Ross addressed streamer Hasan Abi who was one of many concerned with the ethics and legality of the lavish gift.

Ross called him out first for his comments, saying, “Hasan bro, you've really got issues, bro. I swear to god, Hasan Abi, you have actual issues. You have some real issues."

He then told his viewers about his updated plan for what he wanted to do with the Rolex.

"Chat, I've got to just clarify,” he said. “I have to take that Rolex back. There was a Presidential Rolex that I had given to President Trump and I had to take it back.”

“I am just going to give it to Barron Trump,” he continued.

There’s no word about what Ross or Trump will do about the Cybertruck though, interestingly.

See the original story below.

Adin Ross hosted former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump on his Kick stream and gave him a couple of expensive gifts. Now, it looks like by doing so, the streamer broke campaign regulations and Trump will, most likely, turn down the fun toys.

On Aug. 5, Ross brought Trump on his Kick stream for a wild interview. In addition to Trump receiving crazy questions from the 23-year-old streamer, he also received two insane gifts: A Rolex Day Date, which retails just over $30,000, plus a Tesla Cybertruck that features the now-famous image of Trump standing proudly after his attempted assassination. A basic Cybertruck retails for just under $61,000 — but with the wrap and presumably other enhancements, it’s reasonable to estimate it costs much more than that.

According to Federal Election Campaign regulations, people can only provide a maximum contribution of $3,300 to a campaign — and gifts are included in that limit. This means Ross went way overboard and it could impact Trump if he decides to keep the gifts.

In a conversation with Rolling Stone, Brendan Fischer, the deputy executive director of the political watchdog group Documented, said that the gifts “provided to Trump in his capacity as a candidate," meaning that they are considered "contributions" to his presidential campaign.

Fischer also suggested that Trump will announce that he’ll either turn down the gifts or give them to charity after talking with his lawyers.

Even if Trump doesn’t keep the gifts, he’ll forever have the wild memories of Ross’ insane stream. It started with Trump walking out to 50 Cent’s “Many Men” and later turned into a conversation about Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the treatment of Young Thug.

"I know Fani Willis has treated you very unfairly,” said Ross to Trump. “I have a friend who is currently being treated unfairly by her. He's a rapper named Young Thug,"

"I heard that, actually," Trump said. "He's gotta be treated fairly."

Trump’s appearance on Ross’ stream gave the streamer his most-viewed broadcast ever — peaking at 583,000 viewers.

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