Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Wed 31 Dec 2025 07.59 EST
First published on Wed 31 Dec 2025 04.10 EST
Trump Mobile, the phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family business, has pushed back plans to deliver a $499 (£371) gold-coloured smartphone by the end of the year. The Trump Organization licensed its name to launch a mobile service and the device in June, in the latest monetisation of his presidency by a family business empire now run by Trump’s sons.
In the latest setback for the project, Trump Mobile said there was a “strong possibility” the handset would not be delivered this month, the Financial Times reported. The company’s customer service team told the FT that the recent government shutdown had disrupted shipments.
The T1 smartphone, described by the company as “proudly American”, was initially promoted as a US-made rival to devices from Apple and Samsung. Almost all smartphones sold in the US are made overseas, primarily in China and South Korea but also increasingly in India and Vietnam.
Etched with an American flag, the T1 was initially promised in August and the website still states it will be released “later this year”. Customers are required to pay a $100 payment to pre-order the device. The T1 launch came shortly after Trump criticised Apple over its plans to move the production of iPhones destined for the US market from China to India.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/trump-family-business-delays-launch-of-gold-smartphone
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