Overview
- A Rhode Island buyer said a limited‑edition Trump watch he bought for his wife arrived missing the letter T so the dial read “RUMP,” a mistake that the couple said reduced the wife to tears when she opened the gift.
- The seller, which markets the line with ads featuring President Trump but operates under a paid license, apologized after being contacted by NBC10 and said it would send a corrected watch and issued an $800 coupon as a goodwill gesture.
- GetTrumpWatches.com and related pages promote the watches as the 'official watches of President Trump' while small print on the site states the products are licensed and not designed, manufactured, distributed or sold by Donald J. Trump or the Trump Organization.
- Customer reviews compiled on Trustpilot and reported by outlets show low ratings and specific complaints such as watches stopping, parts falling off, items that look unlike online photos, long delays and some non‑deliveries.
- The episode follows other tensions over licensed Trump products, including delayed Trump Mobile shipments, and raises fresh questions about consumer trust, quality control at licensee firms and the commercial use of the president’s name.