Coverage dated August 12, 2026

Dem senators accuse Belgian diamond group of 'cartoonish bribe' to Trump to buy break from tariffs

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Two Democratic senators are pressing for answers about whether a diamond trade organization's 18-karat gold ring gifted to President Trump was a "cartoonish bribe" to obtain tariff exemptions.

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Hawaiitribune Herald
Democratic senators question Belgian diamond industry about ring given to Trump (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)
Published Aug 12, 2026
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WASHINGTON — Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from two Belgian firms about an 18-carat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds that was given to U.S. President Donald Trump weeks before the U.S. exempted Europe’s diamond industry from new tariffs.
Washington Times
Dem senators accuse Belgian diamond group of 'cartoonish bribe' to Trump to buy break from tariffs (opens Washington Times)
Published Aug 12, 2026
Washington Times's feed description
Two Democratic senators are pressing for answers about whether a diamond trade organization's 18-karat gold ring gifted to President Trump was a "cartoonish bribe" to obtain tariff exemptions.