WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) pressed Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and David Gotlib Luxury Cufflinks, over the decision to gift President Trump an 18-karat gold, diamond-encrusted ring shortly before the Trump administration announced tariff exemptions on European diamonds.
AWDC's lavish gift came just weeks before (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/economy/trump-tariffs-exemptions.html) the Trump administration exempted European natural diamonds from Section 301 tariffs, making Belgium's diamond industry the only major one with zero-percent tariff access to the U.S. market.
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