The New York Times was criticized by liberals on Friday for a report that drew attention to President Biden’s Rolex watch.
In an article entitled “Is this a Rolex on Biden’s wrist?” writer Alex Williams said Biden was “breaking with the dominant presidential tradition” by using the iconic brand.
“At his inauguration, Mr. Biden put his hand on the family Bible using a stainless steel Rolex Datejust watch with a blue dial, a model that sells for more than $ 7,000 and is a far cry from the Everyman watches that every president did not call Trump has visibly used in the past few decades, “wrote Williams.
“For many, a president wearing a luxury watch may not seem unusual. Shouldn’t the leader of the free world wear a powerful watch suited to his position?”
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After pointing out that Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson were known to wear Rolexs, Williams said that “political power watches” “went out of style in the internet age”, explaining that more recent presidents “seemed to consider the watch of luxury as a signifier of elitism out of reach “. As examples, he cited Bill Clinton and George W. Bush’s Timex watches, while Barack Obama wore Shinola and Jorg Gray. Trump, however, wore Rolex among other watch brands.
“To be fair, none of Biden’s watches screams ‘luxury’, at least for connoisseurs who are acclimated to the prices of Swiss watches,” explained Williams. “Your Rolex Datejust, for example, is considered an indisputable classic, but in another sense, it could almost be considered the entry level of a brand with impressive that quickly reach five digits.”
Left-wing critics criticized the Times report on social media.
“The headlines complaining about Biden’s squad and Rolex after 4 years of a guy with a literal gold bathroom are beyond parody,” reacted GQ magazine editor Laura Bassett.
“Oh, my God, he has a Peleton! My God, he has a Rolex. WHO ONLY HAS AN OFFICE AND WHAT TYPE OF GOLD-PLATED BATHROOM HE HAS”, Mother Jones’ chief editor Clara Jeffery exclaimed.
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“They must be really bored in the Times. Is there * nothing else * to focus on? MLK’s day was not even a week ago, and you think his dream was: nobody has a rolex. This MF takes the train , shut up, “Crooked Media host Akilah Hughes tweeted.
“Two weeks ago, our democracy was on the verge of collapse at the hands of a violent and white supremacist conspiracy led by the President of the United States. And now the New York Times is showing its ‘justice’ by attacking Joe Biden by using a Rolex. What a shame ”Television writer Bryah Behar told the Times.
“What is the worst presidential scandal, the moment when Biden wore a Rolex, the moment when Obama asked Dijon for mustard or the moment when Trump encouraged [an] insurrectional crowd to violently seize the Capitol in a vain attempt to overturn an election he lost? “asked Vox correspondent Ian Millhiser.
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“Thank God. We are back in the good old days of stupid and unworthy scandals like watches, beige suits and Dijon mustard. Much better than scandals of reinsurrection, white supremacy, children separated from their parents, corruption, strippers, abuses of power … “, expressed similarly to CNN commentator Ana Navarro.
“Biden’s Rolex, which he wears every day and lasts for decades, costs less than one of Melania Trump’s Chanel outfits; a jacket and skirt combination comes out easily for $ 15,000. Just for context. But we can talk about real things like fighting COVID, the economy, domestic terrorism, “said reporter Melissa Chen.
The New York Times has been at the center of several viral controversies this week. Publisher Lauren Wolfe was reportedly fired after sending a celebratory tweet in response to Biden’s arrival at Andrews Joint Base before his inauguration, writing “I have chills”.
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The Times contributor, Will Wilkinson, also faced reaction for a tweet that joked that Biden should “lynch Mike Pence” for national unity. Wilkinson later apologized, but was dismissed from his position as vice president of research at the Niskanen Center.