Conservative internet star Adin Ross’ livestream with Donald Trump — in which the digital celebrity gifted the former president a customized Tesla cybertruck and golden Rolex — reached 500,000 viewers Monday afternoon.
Ross is a 23-year-old influencer who amassed a following through videos of himself playing video games. He has previously welcomed other controversial guests to his channel, including former kickboxer Andrew Tate and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Ross was banned from livestream platform Twitch last year following several instances of homophobic comments.
In his video Monday afternoon, hosted on Kick, Ross gifted Trump a cybertruck with “Make America Great Again” engraved on the hood. Printed on each door was the photo of Trump with his fist in the air following last month’s assassination attempt. The presentation occurred in the driveway of Trump’s Mar a Lago residence.
Per the New York Times, Trump told Ross he thought the gift was “incredible.” Inside the car, he also reportedly told the internet star the Rolex was “so nice.”
The combined estimated cost of a custom cybertruck and Rolex watch most likely exceeds $100,000, which is far above the legal federal limit of individual campaign contributions ($3,300). To NYT, Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the campaign “will submit an advisory opinion to the FEC [Federal Election Comission] to seek guidance on how to handle the gifts.”
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