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Malay Mail
8 hours ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
Trump unveils ‘Victory 45-47' fragrance line as critics decry presidential profiteering as ‘grifting and graft'
WASHINGTON, July 2 — US President Donald Trump is adding fragrances to the growing list of merchandise that bear his name, raising fresh questions about his use of the presidential bully pulpit to hawk products that enrich him and his family. The former New York real estate tycoon, who moved back into the White House in January for his second term, announced this week that a new Trump-branded cologne for men and perfume for women were available for purchase. 'Trump Fragrances are here. They're called 'Victory 45-47' because they're all about Winning, Strength and Success,' he wrote on his Truth Social account on Monday. Trump, a Republican, served as the 45th US president from 2017-2021 and became the country's 47th president with his 2024 win. The fragrances come in a black box with gold lettering for men and a red box with gold lettering for women. The fragrance containers look like mini statues of Trump. Reaction was swift online, with critics accusing the president of corruption. 'There's never been, and I don't think in American history, someone who's stealing so much in plain sight — grifting and graft,' US Senator Mark Warner of Virginia said in a video shared on X. Senator Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, noted Trump was advertising the fragrances while Republicans sought to reduce Medicare benefits for low-income Americans in his budget bill. 'Senate Democrats are fighting to prevent President Trump from kicking 17 million people off their health care and he's promoting his line of fragrances,' Welch said on X. The White House declined to comment about the criticism. The scents are the most recent products that the Trump family has unveiled. In June his family business licensed its name to launch a US Mobile service and a US$499 (RM2,102) smartphone. The phone was promoted as sleek and gold, Trump's preferred colour. The president has said he put his business interests in a trust managed by his children to avoid conflicts of interest, but income from such business ventures will eventually enrich the president, who sits atop the series of Trump family firms. Trump receives income from licensing deals, crypto projects, golf clubs and other ventures. He has also hawked gold sneakers and a 'God bless the USA Bible.' — Reuters
Deccan Herald
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
What's that smell? Trump unveils new fragrances with his name as the brand
'Trump Fragrances are here. They're called 'Victory 45-47' because they're all about Winning, Strength and Success,' he wrote on his Truth Social account on Monday.
Straits Times
10 hours ago
- Business
- Straits Times
What's that smell? Trump unveils new fragrances with his name as the brand
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The fragrances come in a black box with gold lettering for men and a red box with gold lettering for women. WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is adding fragrances to the growing list of merchandise that bear his name, raising fresh questions about his use of the presidential bully pulpit to hawk products that enrich him and his family. The former New York real estate tycoon, who moved back into the White House in January for his second term, announced this week that a new Trump-branded cologne for men and perfume for women were available for purchase. 'Trump Fragrances are here. They're called 'Victory 45-47' because they're all about Winning, Strength and Success,' he wrote on his Truth Social account on June 30. Mr Trump, a Republican, served as the 45th US president from 2017-2021 and became the country's 47th president with his 2024 win. The fragrances come in a black box with gold lettering for men and a red box with gold lettering for women. The fragrance containers look like mini statues of Mr Trump. Reaction was swift online, with critics accusing the president of corruption. 'There's never been, and I don't think in American history, someone who's stealing so much in plain sight - grifting and graft,' US senator Mark Warner of Virginia said in a video shared on X. Senator Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, noted Mr Trump was advertising the fragrances while Republicans sought to reduce Medicare benefits for low-income Americans in his budget Bill. 'Senate Democrats are fighting to prevent President Trump from kicking 17 million people off their health care, and he's promoting his line of fragrances,' Mr Welch said on X. The White House declined to comment about the criticism. The scents are the most recent products that the Trump family has unveiled. In June, his family business licensed its name to launch a US Mobile service and a US$499 (S$635) smartphone . The phone was promoted as sleek and gold, Mr Trump's preferred colour. The president has said he put his business interests in a trust managed by his children to avoid conflicts of interest, but income from such business ventures will eventually enrich the president, who sits atop the series of Trump family firms. Mr Trump receives income from licensing deals, crypto projects, golf clubs and other ventures. He has also hawked gold sneakers and a 'God bless the USA Bible.' REUTERS
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's Newest Scam Stinks (Literally) of Desperation
Step right up: For a limited time, you, too, could smell like Donald Trump. The president's latest business venture is a pair of colognes that retail for $249 per 3.3-ounce bottle. The scent is called 'Victory 47-45' for men and women, a nod to his dual election wins. The fragrance comes in a small container inscribed with Trump's thick signature, and is topped by a gold statuette of a man in a business suit that doesn't resemble the president but is, presumably, supposed to. 'Trump Fragrances are here. They're called 'Victory 45-47' because they're all about Winning, Strength, and Success—For men and women,' Trump posted on Truth Social Monday evening, announcing their arrival. 'Get yourself a bottle, and don't forget to get one for your loved ones too.' 'Enjoy, have fun, and keep winning!' the president wrote. Neither of the listings for the cologne paint a picture of what it actually smells like, though both allege that they capture 'strength' and 'confidence.' But Victory 47-45 is not the only scent advertised on the website. The president has also featured two other bottles that have supposedly sold out: one that is, curiously, also called 'Victory,' though it appears to come in different packaging and one titled 'COLOGNE: TRUMP FOR MEN' that arrives in a box emblazoned 'Fight, fight, fight'—a reference to the assassination attempt on him in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year. Early reviews of the scents don't bode well. Descriptions of the scent on perfume rating site Fragrantica say the men's version of Victory 47-45 has outdoorsy top notes mixed with cardamom, middle notes of geranium, and woody base notes of amberwood. Overall, it received a rating of 1.66 out of five with 436 votes. One reviewer said it made them feel 'nauseous,' while another said it was 'way, way, way' overpriced with 'very poor longevity and projection.' It 'legit smells like something you could get at Ross for $26,' the second reviewer wrote, noting that the cologne resembles a mixture of more popular perfumes, but worse. 'There just really isn't any reason to own this unless Trump is your God.' The women's version didn't get better ratings, receiving a score of 1.45 out of five with 250 votes. The scent is supposed to smell citrusy, built on a base of vanilla with strawberry middle notes, though one reviewer said it smelled more like 'Don's Diaper.' Others were aghast at the 'cheap' design of the bottle itself, with one user writing that it was 'utterly appalling' that Trump remained atop the women's scent, apparently lacking the 'decency to put his third trophy wife on top.' The company behind the operation, 45Footwear LLC, has a likeness partnership with CIC Ventures LLC, the same organization through which Trump has made millions off of his other tacky grifts, including his remarkably ugly $499 gold sneakers, an assortment of Trump-branded watches (that start at $499 and top out around $899), and a collection of $60-a-pop God Bless the USA Bibles. CIC Ventures LLC and CIC Digital LLC, which managed Trump's Marvel-inspired NFT trading card project, were both fully owned by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust as of late last year. Despite promises on the products' respective websites that they are the only 'official' locations to buy products 'offered' by Trump, the Trump perfume website FAQ insists that the LLC is 'not owned, managed or controlled' by Trump, the Trump Organization, or CIC. The no-refund website also stresses that Trump has no influence on the fragrances, and that the initiative 'is not political and has nothing to do with any political campaign.'
Time of India
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Donald Trump perfume vs Chanel vs Dior: Price, smell, where to buy 'Trump Fragrances'
Donald Trump perfumes are here for men and women. Trump Fragrances add to an ever-expanding list of merchandise branded with Trump's name and likeness, which now includes a cellphone, high-top and low-top sneakers, diamond-encrusted watches, guitars with "Make America Great Again" emblazoned across the necks and digital trading cards featuring him in an array of theatrically heroic poses, sometimes in superhero costume. The products are sold through licensing deals that, according to his financial disclosures, bring him over $7 million in income. "Trump Fragrances are here," he posted on Truth Social that evening in between posts about tariff revenue and the spending bill. "They're called 'Victory 45-47' because they're all about Winning, Strength and Success," the US President wrote. Donald Trump Perfume Price The limited edition fragrances for men and women come in 3.3-ounce bottles topped with a golden statuette of the president. His autograph is displayed on the base. Each bottle costs almost $250, which is more than similarly sized luxury scents from the likes of Dior and Chanel. Dior's signature Sauvage costs $165 and Chanel 's iconic No. 5 perfume costs $110, as per a report on NYT News Service. Victory 45-47 is the second line of presidential fragrances; the first, called Fight, Fight, Fight, was released during the campaign. That scent's packaging featured a triumphant photo of Trump with his fist in the air, a nod to an assassination attempt against him last year. In videos online, perfume reviewers and enthusiasts noted that the actual bottle of Fight, Fight, Fight that shipped featured just a sticker logo on the bottle but that the fragrance smelled 'fresh'. Live Events Trump Fragrances "represent winning," said Trump, standing in front of four American flags in a video on the company's website. "Get yourself a bottle and don't forget to grab one for your loved ones, too. They'll thank you and they'll even smell good." The Trump Fragrances website is scant on other specifics, like where the products are manufactured or what the ingredients are, and representatives for the licensing business did not respond to a request for comment. The individual product pages say that the scents are in stock and that they will "ship immediately." As for a description of the actual scents, the site says the men's Victory 45-47 "blends rich, masculine notes," while the women's version offers a "sophisticated, subtly feminine scent." FAQs Q1. What is cost of Donald Trump perfume? A1. Each bottle costs almost $250, which is more than similarly sized luxury scents from the likes of Dior (its signature Sauvage costs $165) or Chanel (the iconic No. 5 perfume costs $110). Q2. How much Dior, Chanel perfumes cost? A2. Dior's signature Sauvage costs $165 and Chanel's iconic No. 5 perfume costs $110, as per a report on NYT News Service.
