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Rolex Faces Questions Over Trump US Open Invitation Amid Tariffs Pain

US Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the Swiss watchmaker’s CEO in a letter if Rolex was seeking to ‘curry favor’ with Trump in order to secure special-interest duty exemptions for its products.
President Donald Trump with Rolex CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour at the US Open
The invitation from Rolex to Trump “raises questions about whether you are cultivating a relationship with President Trump in attempts to secure lucrative tariff exemptions for Rolex products,” said Warren. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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