Overview

• President Trump took to Truth Social to blame AT&T for technical failures in his conference call with up to 10,000 faith leaders, calling the telecom “totally unable to make their equipment work properly.”
• The inaugural event in a planned series for Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders began 20 minutes late but proceeded with policy briefings on child tax credits, ceasefires and pardons.
• AT&T quickly contacted the White House and later clarified that its network was not at fault, attributing the disruption to a third-party conference call platform.
• The carrier says it is investigating the platform issue to prevent similar glitches in future large-scale virtual events.
• White House officials are evaluating alternative service providers to ensure reliable communication for upcoming faith-leader calls.