President Donald Trump received an interesting personal gift from a local rancher as he met with Border Patrol officials in Texas.
Following a roundtable discussion about border security in McAllen, Texas on Thursday, local rancher Monty Awbrey approached the president with an unusual but meaningful gift, The Daily Caller reported.
Texas landowner gives @realDonaldTrump his belt buckle after border security roundtable. “You can give it to your son Barron.” pic.twitter.com/QvVUe43zEo
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 10, 2019
What at first seemed confusing turned out to be Awbrey taking off his own belt buckle and handing it to Trump who admired the gift as he sat in a chair sporting a white Make America Great Again hat.
“I want to gift you with my belt buckle,” Awbrey said. “You can give it to your son, Barron.”
“He’s bribing the president!” Trump joked, holding up the gift.
“I want this to be out in the open, everybody. I don’t know if this is worth 10 cents or if it’s worth $50,000, but that’s very nice of you,” Trump said, shaking Awbrey’s hand.
The rancher had reportedly spoken out in support of the border wall during the meeting, according to the White House pool report.
“The Border Patrol right now, their hands are tied, and these immigrants know it,” Awbrey had said, noting how coyotes often smuggled immigrants across the border, according to the Daily Caller.
Apparently gifting someone with your belt buckle is a big deal as comments on Twitter proved.
“Love the comments,” Awbrey tweeted, citing a video of the moment shared by Breitbart News’ White House Correspondent, Charlie Spiering.
Love the comments https://t.co/hGoHYniaKf
— Monty Awbrey (@monty_awbrey) January 11, 2019
Twitter comments backed up the view that, as one user put it, when a Texan gives you their belt buckle, you’re family.
Thank you
— Monty Awbrey (@monty_awbrey) January 11, 2019
That Big Ol’ Generous Cowboy is my good friend Monty Awbrey and that Buckle is a Trophy Buckle! You get those through hard work and persistence. Whether the President knows it or not he just received a piece of our South Texas Heritage. #rgv #welive #longlivethecowboy
— Ruben O. Villarreal (@BorderMayor) January 10, 2019
A great gesture & a great moment ?
— MissOtter_01 (@MissOtter_01) January 10, 2019
That is so endearing.
I ❤️ Texas
Our President is the Best???— mojave rattler ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Nationalist?? (@PennyHicks13) January 10, 2019
Heartwarming. There is actually a lot of goodwill toward Trump out there when he does things he promised to.
— Love&Bayonets (@AnnArborKen) January 10, 2019
It takes a ballsy man to start fumbling with his belt in front of the @SecretService ? Everything truly is bigger in Texas.
— Sleepy Joel VSG. (@ZimmermanJoel) January 10, 2019
In Texas, a man giving his buckle as a gift is truly a sign of respect. Especially if the giver earned the buckle.
— Bear Register (@bear_register) January 11, 2019
Awesome! Being from New York, I don’t think POTUS realizes how much value Texans put on their Buckles.
Gotta Love It! ?? #TexasLovesDJT #AmericaFirst ??— Mac72 (@ramusmc1972) January 10, 2019
Just in…MSM accuses Trump of accepting bribes.
— Matt Clifford (@mclifford34) January 10, 2019
A belt buckle from a Texan for Helping them in Their Daily Lives is a Bigger statement than Many could Ever guess. A TRUE Sign of Gratitude Mr. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse
— Dave Brown (@countryboyexec) January 11, 2019
Texans don’t hand out belt buckles unless you’re family. Beautiful gift!
— TO Strong ❤️???? (@MediumGrace) January 11, 2019
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