Loyal supporters of President Donald Trump who purchased timepieces from GetTrumpWatches are reportedly shocked and dismayed after discovering that the man with six corporate bankruptcies, a defunct airline, failed steaks venture, and a fraudulent university somehow did not deliver their $499 to $2,999 watches on time—or at all.
Fifty-seven percent of customers on Trustpilot have given TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC, the company behind the watches, just one star, with many expressing disbelief that a businessman who declared bankruptcy on the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Castle, Trump Plaza, Plaza Hotel, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, and Trump Entertainment Resorts between 1991 and 2009 would have any issues with order fulfillment.
"My daughters ordered a Trump watch and after 5 months of waiting have not received anything," wrote one customer, adding that it was "a shame this company is not holding to President Trump's high standards"—standards presumably established during his Trump University venture, which faced multiple lawsuits for defrauding students out of $35,000 in course fees.
Another disappointed buyer wrote, "Took my money then nothing. It finally dawned on me I was scammed", apparently having missed the president's entire business history, which includes Trump Mortgage LLC folding after 18 months and Trump Vodka disappearing from shelves shortly after launch.
The irony was not lost on observers who recalled that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in 2016, "If he hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches in Manhattan"—a prophecy that has come true, albeit with the selling part working considerably better than the delivering part.
When contacted about the complaints, a customer service representative named Ryan dismissed the negative reviews as "fake news", employing the time-tested Trump Organization strategy of denying reality when confronted with documented evidence.
Several customers expressed their continued faith in the president himself, with one reviewer writing, "I wish Pres Trump could be notified about what this company has done to customers", apparently unaware that Trump's name, image, and direct television advertisements appear throughout the company's marketing materials.
