After sat down for an interview with a social media influencer whose past guests have included an accused rapist and an avowed white supremacist, the host gave the former president a Tesla Cybertruck as well as a Rolex watch in what could amount to a campaign finance violation. Trump’s campaign has since that it will seek guidance from the Federal Election Commission on how to handle the gifts. The internet celebrity who hosted Trump, Adin Ross, has not publicly commented on the gifts in relation to campaign finance laws, which individuals’ contributions to political candidates they support to $3,300 – far below the value of the truck and watch.
Ross, a 23-year-old professional video game streamer, has risen to fame by hosting interviews of guests such as – who is facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania – and the white supremacist provocateur . He was banned from the streaming platform Twitch after he made homophobic and racist comments there. Ross has since moved to Kick, a Twitch competitor, to run his streams – and it was there that he hosted Trump for an 80-minute interview on Monday.
While far-right influencers are usually generous with praise toward Trump, Ross went beyond praise in his live stream with the former president and Republican nominee in November’s White House election against the Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris. “Wow! That’s an Elon,” Trump said when Ross showed him the Tesla Cybertruck. The car was emblazoned with a.