Overview

• T1 Mobile LLC, which licenses the Trump name, launched Trump Mobile and the gold-hued T1 smartphone at Trump Tower on June 16, exactly ten years after Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy announcement
• The T1 smartphone is priced at $499 and pairs with the 5G ‘Plan 47’ at $47.45 per month, offering unlimited domestic talk, text, 20 GB of high-speed data and telemedicine access
• Customers report repeated website crashes and duplicate credit-card charges during the T1 pre-order process, with social media users citing delayed confirmations and limited support
• ‘Made in USA’ claims for the T1 have been challenged by supply-chain experts and reporting suggests the device may actually be produced in China
• Ethics observers criticize the overlap of political influence and business gains as the launch coincides with U.S.-China trade talks over semiconductor export controls