Rolex invites Trump to U.S. Open despite Swiss tariffs. Any boos may not be televised Politics Sep 7, 2025 12:42 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is attending the U.S. Open on Sunday as a guest of Rolex despite imposing steep tariffs on the Swiss watchmaker’s home country and with organizers seeking to keep any audience booing of him from being seen on the TV broadcast.

Trump has built the bulk of his second term’s domestic travel around attending major sports events rather than hitting the road to make policy announcements or address the kind of large rallies he so relished as a candidate.

He’ll be watching the men’s final between second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard, and No. 1 seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner, 24, of Italy, from Rolex’s suite. T

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