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Malay Mail
17 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
New York Times
a day ago
- Business
- New York Times
What Does President Trump's New Perfume Smell Like?
As the United States Senate debated through the night on Monday, going back and forth on President Trump's agenda, the president himself made an announcement. 'Trump Fragrances are here,' he posted on Truth Social that evening in between posts about tariff revenues and the spending bill. 'They're called 'Victory 45-47' because they're all about Winning, Strength, and Success.' 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 (its signature Sauvage costs $165) or Chanel (the iconic No. 5 perfume costs $110). The Trump Fragrances add to an ever-expanding list of merchandise branded with Mr. 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. 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 Mr. 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.' Trump Fragrances 'represent winning,' said Mr. 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.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
