The Trump Organization teases the $499 “T1 Phone”, a gold phone “designed and built” in the US, and Trump Mobile, an MVNO that uses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile
The President Launches a Mobile Carrier and a $500 ‘T1’ Android Phone Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register : Florida man expands crypto empire with new wireless service and phone Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian : Trump Organization unveils $499 gold phone raising new concerns on conflicts of interest Brian Fagioli / NERDS.xyz : Trump Mobile is real: A gold Android phone, a $47.45 plan, and a whole lot of Donald Victoria Song / The Verge : Putting on my ‘health tech wet blanket’ hat because contactless blood pressure isn't really a thing yet. Kate Corliss / Washingtonian : 5 Things to Know About the New Trump Smartphone Craig Donaldson / Pocket-lint : Trump Mobile debuts with $47 plan and the tackiest phone imaginable Bloomberg : Trump Family Launches Branded Mobile Phone Service in US Philip Michaels / Tom's Guide : Trump Mobile launching with gold T1 phone and unlimited data — here's how they stack up Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone : Trump Mobile is the First Family's Latest Effort to Cash In on the White House Allison Morrow / CNN : Trump sons announce wireless service called Trump Mobile Bluesky: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : The Trump phone is a joke — but the joke is on us. I wrote about some of its many problems www.platformer.news/trump-mobile... [image] Joseph Cox / @josephcox : I just tried to pre-order the Trump T1 Phone, the new all gold phone from the Trump Organization. The website failed, went to an error page, and then charged my credit card the wrong amount of $64.70. I have no idea whether or how I'll receive the phone. — www.404media.co/trump-mobile... Seth Abramson / @sethabramson : A new day, a new impeachable offense. The conflicts of interest here are... staggering. — They would be comical if they were not so impeachable. Drew Harwell / @drewharwell.com : So who will make the first Trump phones? They won't say, but you can buy a similarly specced phone off AliExpress right now. Another analyst said the phone mock-up looks like the T-Mobile REVVL 7, made in China. Maybe they'll buy refurbished devices, cover them in gold and sell them as Trump-brand. … Juli Clover / @juli : I just realized the output in that screenshot doesn't even include blood pressure, lol. Also: I didn't include the screenshot with the partner company that Trump Mobile is allegedly working with (Doctegrity) because I can't find evidence that that they advertise such a feature. Juli Clover / @juli : The Trump Mobile Plan website claims that it will include Telehealth with “Contactless Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Monitoring.” It seems to imply that these features will work with a biometric face scan, which is very impressive technology for a cellular service. [image] Sean O'Kane / @seanokane : “It is the worst experience I've ever faced buying a consumer electronic product and I have no idea whether or how I'll receive the phone.” — www.404media.co/trump-mobile... David Carroll / @davidcarroll.org : Grift Mobile is for Trumpists who love getting ripped off — www.cnbc.com/2025/06/16/t... @the-jaguarr : Just endless fucking corruption and scams to line his own pockets from the Oval Office. Truly disgusting and a violation of everything the presidency used to stand for. And the GOP helped him normalize this crap. — www.cnbc.com/2025/06/16/t... @karolinschwarz.de : Ah. The smell of spray-tan colored corruption. — www.theverge.com/news/687418/ ... Mickey Kuhns / @mickeykuhns : The grift goes on (the grift goes on) — The grift goes on — The grift goes on (the grift goes on) — The grift goes on — And the grift goes on (and the grift goes on and on and on) — www.theverge.com/news/687418/ ... Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : This Verge writeup of “Trump Mobile” is better than the others; notes that the press release has a bunch of lazy errors (like conflating battery storage and camera terminology), and that this is just another lazy rebranding of a different, almost-as-lazy MVNO, Liberty Mobile: Steve Kovach / @stevekovach : So which off-the-shelf Android phone is this? Also, I'm not aware of any facility in the U.S. that can manufacture these. (@ me if you know) — It's going to be hilarious when we learn this is made in Vietnam or India. — www.theverge.com/news/687418/ ... Adi Robertson / @thedextriarchy : *the sound of every verge writer jumping into action to figure out what rebadged cheapo android phone this is* Brendan Nyhan / @brendannyhan : They can't even grift without making the most basic errors. Endless corruption. [embedded post] Lauren / @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com : www.theverge.com/news/687418/ ... every day a new shakedown, every day a new reminder we put the most chintzy scam artists this country ever produced in charge of the government Shauna / @goldengateblond : once upon a time the right wingers derided (fake) free phones from obama. the term “obama phones” became a (really dumb) thing. — not to be outdone, trump said “hey yall watch this” Mastodon: Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor@mastodon.social : Trump phone is either one of the most blatant examples of vaporware in tech history or outright fraud. — https://www.theverge.com/... @Techaltar@mas.to : It's so funny how everything about the Trump presidency is just such an obvious low effort grift. — “There are numerous errors on the page, from a processor section that doesn't list a processor, RAM that's described as storage, and the boast of a “5000mAh long life camera"" — https://www.theverge.com/... Threads: @cult_papa : sorry i didn't answer your text my new phone won't let me accept messages from anyone within 25 miles of a liberal arts college Quinn Nelson / @snazzyq : What's the over-under on me having to do a chargeback on this? It's the Escobar phone all over again—except from a sitting president. X: Eric Trump / @erictrump : Media Day from @TrumpTower! A very exciting launch day for @TrumpMobile [image] Gavin Newsom / @gavinnewsom : Promo code ARREST for 15% off your Trump Phone. Jared Holt / @jaredlholt : They finally made a phone that guarantees the waiter spits in your food [image] @luke_metro : Why is the Trump Phone not running TrumpOS? Missed opportunity imo. Quinn Nelson / @snazzylabs : Proud to be one of 421 Trump Mobile customers. [Screenshot of a pre-order confirmation email with a $100 deposit and the order number 421] @trumpmobile : A New Way to wireless is here! Join Trump Mobile today and get more from your wireless service. [image] Max Weinbach / @maxwinebach : Taking bets now Which ODM makes this hardware and who does software? I'm using Meizu does software, hardware maybe Doogee Carl Pei / @getpeid : Phone (3) has some competition now 😨 [image] Steven Rattner / @steverattner : Now the Trump family is peddling cellphones. Is there nothing this family won't do to make a buck, even if it involves conflicts with a raft of government policy responsibilities, from tariffs to telecommunications oversight? https://www.wsj.com/... Rat King / @mikeisaac : WWDC 2028: trumpOS UI overhauled with liquid glass (made in america) [image] Dave McClure / @davemcclure : first class grifting, after threatening tariffs on other mobile phone co's Aaron Rupar / @atrupar : “Now we're doing Trump Mobile. And Trump mobile is going to revolutionize cell phones” — Eric Trump announces the new Trump phone [video] @sino_market : TRUMP ORG. RELEASES ITS MOBILE BRAND TRUMP MOBILE WITH T1 SMARTPHONE AT $499, AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER. TRUMP MOBILE ALSO OFFERS UNLIMITED TALK, TEXT AND DATA SERVICES, CHARGING $47.45 PER MONTH. [image] Matthew Yglesias / @mattyglesias : Trump just really loves white collar crime Forums: r/technology : I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount r/DailyTechNewsShow : I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount r/politics : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/nottheonion : rump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/technology : The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible r/NoShitSherlock : Trump Mobile, its products and services are not designed, developed, manufactured, distributed or sold by The Trump Organization or any of their respective affiliates or principals. … r/AntiTrumpAlliance : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/stupidpol : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/politics : The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible r/politics : Trump family in phone service licensing deal, touts a $499 device r/Economics : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/TheBusinessMix : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/EnoughTrumpSpam : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/Destiny : Trump Organization Announces $499 Trump Smart Phone and Mobile Plan r/centrist : The Trump Organization on Monday unveiled a mobile phone plan and a $499 smartphone that is set to launch in September. r/Trumponomics : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/VaushV : Trump Organization announces mobile plan, $499 smartphone r/facepalm : Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone | The Trump-branded T1 Phone will apparently be made in America. r/AnythingGoesNews : Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone | The Trump-branded T1 Phone will apparently be made in America. r/inthenews : Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone r/politics : Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone