"A golden phone that President Donald Trump's family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week. When the Trump Organization launched a mobile phone service last June, it was supposed to be a stage setter for a new smartphone bathed in gold with a $500 price tag a bargain compared to Apple's latest iPhone models that sell for anywhere from $800 to $1,200."
"But both the T1's shipping date and U.S. manufacturing ambitions gradually began to shift, even as Trump Mobile continues to accept $100 deposits for the device. Not long after announcing the device, Trump Mobile pivoted from describing it as phone that would be made in the U.S. to framing it as a device that would be "proudly American." Trump Mobile's website now touts the T1 as having an "American-proud" design, with no further explanation."
The Trump Organization announced Trump Mobile and a gold T1 smartphone with a $500 price target and planned August or September release. The T1 was initially touted as "proudly designed and built in the United States," but claims shifted to a vaguer "proudly American" framing. Shipping dates and U.S. manufacturing ambitions gradually changed while Trump Mobile kept accepting $100 deposits. The company's website currently lists the T1's targeted release as "later this year" and previously indicated delivery for deposits by the end of 2025. The Trump Organization did not respond to inquiries about the delays.
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