Coverage dated July 3, 2026 to July 5, 2026

Belgian consortium gifts ring to Trump

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BRUSSELS -- All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ring (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    In this image released Tuesday, June 30, 2026, a ring designed for U.S. President Donald Trump and crafted by Antwerp diamond designer David Gotlib.

  2. CBS News

    Trump gifted lavish ring from Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The gift comes months after Belgium's diamond industry won the removal of U.S. tariffs on diamond imports.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    A Belgian diamond group is gifting Trump a lavish ring after that industry won tariff relief (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    It's a glitzy window into the role that ostentatious – and almost always gilded — gifts are playing by those seeking to curry favor with the U.S. president.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Belgian consortium gifts ring to Trump (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BRUSSELS -- All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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