The Twitch streamer and gaming influencer Adin Ross (24) was one of the major supporters of Donald Trump before his election as US President. In August 2024, Ross conducted a live interview with Trump in front of 500,000 viewers and urged his fans to vote for Trump. But now the young and wealthy man is suffering the consequences. He says he has lost over 10 million US dollars in the stock market due to the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
This is how Ross campaigned for Trump in 2024: The former gaming influencer Ross conducted an interview with Trump during a livestream on Kick in August 2024, because he was banned from Twitch at the time. He gifted Donald Trump a Tesla Cybertruck and a golden Rolex during the livestream.
The interview lasted about 80 minutes, peaking at 500,000 views. Since then, the interview has garnered another 2.8 million views as a video on YouTube .
In the stream, Ross gave his guest the opportunity to rant extensively about Kamala Harris, claiming she is even worse than Biden. Trump bragged about having great relationships with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and promised to end the war in Ukraine on day 1 of his presidency.
Ross did not question any of this, but fully recommended that his young viewers vote for Donald Trump. He basked in the significance of the interview and the fact that Trump had come to his stream at all. For him, the protégé of Andrew Tate, it was the most important show ever.
Ross says he lost 10 million $ due to the tariffs
Now comes the harsh awakening: Since the announcement of tariffs against the whole world, global markets have crashed. Adin Ross’s total fortune, estimated at around 24 million $, has suffered from the market crash.
In a stream with DJ Akademiks, Ross now discusses the current difficult situation in the stock market.
Akademiks says: “People are getting killed in the stock market. Me too. How about you?”
Ross rolls his eyes: “Bro … holy shit, it’s so bad.”
Akademiks shakes his head sympathetically: “Come on, spill it. Be honest.”
Ross breathes out, sniffs: “8 digits” – meaning at least 10 million US dollars.
Akademiks pleads: “Kamala! Come back to me!”
Ross has to smile a little and then reassures himself: “It will get better again.”
Perseverance slogans and criticism of Ross
This is how it is commented: In the comments on Twitter, you can read some famous perseverance slogans that investors know well: “It’s only a loss if you sell.”
However, there are also some who make it clear to Ross that he chose this path and paved it:
- “His decision led to this result”
- “He voted for Trump, he did this to himself”
Some who have invested money are in a much worse situation than Ross: “I lost half of everything since the tariffs and I feel physically and mentally so bad.”
One says: “Who cares? Influencers should all work at Burger King anyway.”
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