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It was one of the more startling aspects of the original James Bond books. He didn't just use an 'expensive cigarette lighter' and drive a 'sporty car', he used a Ronson and had a Bentley with an Amherst Villiers supercharger.

You'll also find mention of Gordon's gin, Citroën, Morland cigarettes, and Taittinger champagne.

This was certainly not the norm for literature in 1953, but was a conscious choice by Fleming to root Bond in reality, albeit a rather upscale one.

Let's not forget Trump's commerce secretary bought the rights to companies' potential tariff refunds for 20c on the dollar and then cashed in when they were reversed. Yes, Howard Lutnick.

Oh, sorry not him personally of course, just his company now run by his sons without any inside knowledge.