Trump sends Syrian president another set of branded cologne
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has thanked US President Donald Trump for sending him another set of Trump-branded fragrances, months after the pair’s meeting at the White House.
In a post on X late Tuesday, Sharaa shared a photo of two Trump fragrance boxes — one red and one black — alongside a handwritten note from Trump.
“They’re all talking about the picture we took when I gave you this great cologne — Just in case you ran out!” the note read.
Sharaa replied in English: “Some meetings leave an impression; ours apparently left a fragrance.”
“Thank you, Mr President @realDonaldTrump, for your generosity and for topping up this precious gift. May the spirit of that meeting continue to shape a stronger relationship between Syria and the United States,” he added.
The exchange follows a meeting between the two leaders at the White House in November 2025, the first by a Syrian leader since the country’s independence in 1946.
Video from the visit showed Trump handing Sharaa a bottle of Trump cologne and spraying some on him and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Trump also gave Sharaa a perfume box for his wife and joked about “how many wives” he had.
According to the fragrance website, the cologne sells for $249 a bottle and “embodies strength, power, and victory”.
The US and Syria have moved to restore ties since Sharaa’s Islamist-led authorities ousted former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in 2024.
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