Topics: Donald Trump, Money, Politics, US News, Tariffs
Influencer Adin Ross has spoken out about just how 'bad' Trump's tariffs have taken a hit on his finances.
On April 2, Donald Trump declared it 'Liberation Day' for the US, unveiling even more tariffs on countries across the globe in a bid to see the 'American industry reborn'.
Trump's tariff endgame? Well, one social media user seemed to think the 47th President of the US has played a risky 'chess move' by 'purposely crashing the market'.
Financial advisers have since spoken out in warning that the US' new tax hikes on foreign goods could have a devastating domino effect on American's life savings.
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And one person to have felt the pinch - and that's putting it extremely lightly - is internet personality and online streamer Adin Ross.
Last year, Ross went live on streaming platform Kick.com's 'Just Chatting' category with Trump by his side, gifting him several items including a gold Rolex.
Alas, he should've probably saved himself the cash, given Trump's tariffs have now come back and bitten his bank balance in the butt.
During a video titled DJ Akademiks Comes on Adin Ross' Stream!, the influencer reflected on the 'stock market s**t,' noting how 'really bad' it is and questioning whether the US is about to 'go through a recession'.
DJ Akademiks responded voicing he thinks Trump is engaging in 'a game of dangerous chicken' and he hopes Trump will 'halt' the tariffs in a few weeks to negotiate but reflected 'right now' people are suffering the consequences - and it would seem that includes Adin.
NEW: Streamer Adin Ross gifts Donald Trump a Rolex on his live stream.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 5, 2024
Trump then opened the box before showing the watch to nearly 500,000 people on the stream.
Ross: "I hope you like watches... Rolex."
Trump: "I don't know what you're doing but you really are… pic.twitter.com/FuLGbXxQVd
Despite his gifting of a Rolex to Trump, that doesn't mean Adin has been spared from the tariff fallout, the influencer revealing: "We all are. Bro. Holy f**k it's so bad."
He then went on to admit he's lost 'eight figures' - which means at least $10,000,000 - since the tariffs came into effect.
He admitted: "It's bad I'm not gonna lie to you bro. It will get better though."
And it's not taken long for people to weigh in.
One Redditor wrote: "Influencer who bought Trump a Rolex.....is probably the shortest and most succinct possible sentence one can find to express the f**king pathetic idiotic stupidity of the timeline we're in."
Another simply resolved: "I love karma like this, who doesn't?"
Hey, the frontal lobe typically fully matures by the age of 25, eh?
