Trump Mobile and a $499 “Glued-in-America” phone is coming in August.
‘U.S. Built’ Phone Coming
Please note Trump Sons to Launch Trump Mobile and ‘U.S. Built’ Phone
The Trump Organization said it will launch a mobile-phone service called Trump Mobile and plans to offer a U.S.-built smartphone later this summer, looking to take on the likes of Apple and Samsung.
President Trump has targeted phone makers in his tariff push, threatening extra levies on Apple if it didn’t shift to domestic production. No major smartphone manufacturer currently makes its products in the U.S., as the displays, processors and cameras they use are mainly sourced from Asia. America doesn’t have advanced manufacturing facilities akin to those in China or even India and Vietnam, where electronics assembly has expanded in recent years, nor does it have a mass of skilled laborers trained to do the required work.
The Trump Organization said the mobile service would work with all three major wireless carriers. It would rely on resale deals, known as mobile virtual network operator agreements, in which the carriers sell excess capacity on its networks and gain customers without having to bear the costs of marketing to them or signing them up.
The Trump Organization said customers would be able to use the new service using their existing phones, or purchase its T1 Phone beginning in August. They described it as a “sleek, gold smartphone” designed and built in the U.S.
The company said that the new Android phone would cost $499 and that it has a website available for preorders. The site details specifications for the device but doesn’t disclose the manufacturer. The company said the wireless service’s core “47 Plan” would be available for $47.45 a month.
The mobile venture would be overseen by Trump’s sons, who announced the launch at Trump Tower on Monday. Eric and Donald Jr. run the family business, which has expanded beyond real estate and golf courses into new areas, such as cryptocurrencies.
The president has said he isn’t involved in the family business’s day-to-day operations. The administration has strong influence over the heavily regulated telecom industry. Trump’s head of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, has told operators including T-Mobile and Verizon to curb their diversity, equity and inclusion policies if they want their pending mergers to pass agency review.
DTTM Operations, the entity that manages Donald Trump’s trademarks, made filings last week indicating that he intends to use the trademarks “TRUMP” and “T1” for a mobile phone and wireless service. Intellectual-property lawyer Josh Gerben earlier reported the trademark filings.
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Hey, why not?
Crypto Tenacles
After peddling crypto, Trump Disclosure Shows $57 Million in Earnings From Early Crypto Push.
President Trump earned around $57 million from his stake in a family-backed cryptocurrency firm last year, according to a new financial disclosure form, showing the early returns on a burgeoning digital-asset empire.
Trump’s annual financial disclosure, released by the Office of Government Ethics, reveals his vast and varied income streams and holdings, covering everything from golf resorts to merchandising deals to stock investments in such companies as Apple and Berkshire Hathaway.
In a matter of months, the Trump family has reached into nearly every corner of the crypto industry. World Liberty Financial, which was started in September, launched this year a dollar-pegged stablecoin, a digital currency meant to store cash or buy other crypto tokens. It has a 1:1 exchange ratio with a government-issued currency.
The family struck a deal in March to launch a bitcoin-mining company called American Bitcoin, raised more than $2 billion to buy bitcoin with its social-media company and launched memecoins. Last month the president hosted a dinner for the 220 biggest holders of the $TRUMP coin.
Trump earned $1.3 million in royalties from the Greenwood Bible, which sold a Trump-branded “God Bless the USA Bible” with the country-music singer Lee Greenwood. The president earned $2.5 million from Trump-branded sneakers and fragrances, another $2.8 million from watches and about $1 million from a Trump-branded guitar.
Those products aren’t made by the Trump Organization, the Trump family’s flagship real-estate firm; rather, Trump licenses his name to companies that manufacture and ship the items.
Trump Mobile Website Disclosure
TrumpMobile.Com: 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. T1 Mobile LLC uses the “Trump” name and trademark pursuant to the terms of a limited license agreement which may be terminated or revoked according to its terms.. T1 Mobile LLC uses the “Trump” name pursuant to the terms of a limited license agreement which may be terminated or revoked according to its terms. © DTTM Operations LLC
Disgusting Endeavors
Trump personally hosting a dinner for the 220 biggest holders of the $TRUMP coin may be the sleaziest thing he has ever done.
I cannot begin to imagine the outrage if any Democrat had done similar things.
Despite the disgusting and obvious sleaze, I wish Trump well with his $499 Glued-in-America phone with parts mostly from China and the manufacturer unknown.
For comparison purposes, please note that less than 5% of iPhone components are currently made in the US. While Apple has shifted some production to other countries like India and Vietnam, the majority of iPhone manufacturing, including assembly, still takes place in China and other parts of Asia.
The glass casing, Face ID lasers, and certain chips (including the processor and 5G modem) are made in the US, according to the Financial Times.
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If consumers would pay $3,500 for an iPhone, we could bring production to the US.
Glued-in-America
I can hardly wait to see the quality of US glued phones with Asian parts incorrectly advertised as “Made-in-America”.
In case you missed it, you can even use your assembled-in-China phone for the “Made-in-America” service.
Richard F repeated his claim that I support open borders, despite the fact I have repeatedly said I don’t.
He is gone. I do not tolerate lies about my positions.
Note: I deleted an OT post on Covid.
Within reason stick to topic. That was way off base.
You had to do what you had to do. There is no cure for MAGA rabies. Once they go full rabid there is no other choice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6YdNmK77k
Never trust a device made by a Golem.
This is laughable.
P.T. Bernum would be totally enamored of the marketing frauds of the Trump circus.
This is also not laughable.
If you carry a mobile phone, you can be targeted by anyone in authority that considers you to be a threat to their race, ideology, religion or political affiliation.
A drone can be released with a seek signal to track you down and kill you. It has been happening for some time now in Gaza and on a daily basis in Iran. The drone companies have to be some of the fastest growing companies out there as millions of drones can kill millions of people. Entire nations can be denuded of human life with local delivery and the flick of a deployment switch.
All targeting is enabled by our being tethered to our cell phones ~ which are always listening…
Of course Trump wants a cell phone company!
😉
Pretty much you are right.
But I am very very tired of this constant droning.
All made from Chinese parts!
Maybe The Grifter in Chief can buy his redemption when he expires which wont be long. Sheep actually support this phoney do they?? Who at 78 thinks money money money, he can’t buy youth & the only thing of value in this life is TIME. Stupid freak…
Gekko said, Greed is Good.
Gekko also climbs walls and sells insurance.
This presidency his rotting from the head down, like a stinking fish.
Me thinks at that price point it’s DOA.
MAGA elected a spammer for president. First car ads from the white house lawn and now this. Trashiest voters ever. Somehow Mike judge saw into the future when he made “Idiocracy.”
Trump is making Gene Simmons look like a rookie at licensing.
I think what they are doing along with many others is trying to create a parallel economy where MAGA and conservatives can stop buying products and services from the left or from people who do not support the America First agenda and instead support each other. Here’s some information about the parallel economy for those that were not aware of it.
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The Trump Phone and the Parallel Economy
The newly announced Trump Phone isn’t just a smartphone—it’s a symbol. While most of its parts are currently sourced from overseas, there are long-term plans to shift more production to the United States. The Trump Organization has expressed a desire to eventually manufacture key components domestically, but the infrastructure to do so will take time to build.
For now, the real power of the Trump Phone lies in its role within the growing conservative parallel economy. It represents an effort to support businesses that reflect traditional values, national sovereignty, and consumer choice outside the influence of globalist or progressive corporate agendas.
The parallel economy is about more than just boycotts. It’s about building—creating new systems of commerce, media, finance, and technology that serve people who feel alienated by mainstream institutions. From conservative-friendly shopping platforms to alternative social media and investment networks, this movement is focused on long-term independence and resilience.
For many conservatives, the Trump Phone is a step toward economic self-determination—a way to support American jobs, align purchases with personal values, and participate in an ecosystem that reflects their beliefs.
In a world where ideology increasingly shapes commerce, the parallel economy isn’t just important. It’s essential.
Parallel economy, fancy language for soaking morons
For those that might be interested in this, aside from Phil, here is an example of a parallel economy platform that offers shopping similar to shopping on Amazon.
https://www.publicsquare.com/
PublicSquare is a technology-enabled marketplace and payments ecosystem serving consumers and merchants who value life, family, and liberty. PublicSquare operates three divisions: Marketplace, Financial Technology, and Brands. The mission of the Marketplace is to help consumers “shop their values” and put purpose behind their purchases. PublicSquare leverages data and insights from the Marketplace to assess its customers’ needs and provide wholly-owned quality financial products and brands. PublicSquare’s Financial Technology division comprises Credova, a consumer financing company, and PSQ Payments, a “cancel-proof” payments company. PublicSquare’s Brands division comprises EveryLife, a premium D2C life-affirming baby products company.
I’m surprised Mish will allow you to advertise here. Here is an equally valuable company: https://www.mypillow.com/
MAGAs can cry into this product while the Taco in Chief continues to debase our national reputation.
Just in case anyone reads your post and goes there, don’t forget to enter the WarRoom promo code for a discount. : )
https://www.mypillow.com/war-room
Nicely written Ann, and I agree that the Phone is a symbol. Much like a Beer Commercial, sending a totally different character in regards to whom their “Target Audience” was and still is, but many have moved on to a better trusted source. That symbol failed horribly, but not the product itself, but rather How the symbol was being delivered.
Let’s say the Trump 2 Children involved in this endeavor, create a few Hundred good paying jobs for Americans? Most would be thrilled and that would be because of the Symbol, that we can make them here in America, for good paying American Jobs!
Most would love to hear “American Made” commercials for Cell Phones, and many, many other items. Just seeing the Label say “American Made” instead of “Made in China” or wherever, would be enough to push a product over the top of its competitors providing it works roughly the same, and cost roughly the same.
Love This Ann: “For many conservatives, the Trump Phone is a step toward economic self-determination—a way to support American jobs, align purchases with personal values, and participate in an ecosystem that reflects their beliefs.”
>> We have crap thrown at us, shoved down are throats, shot in our veins, and throughout our Food that we consume, and it’s ALL Mostly About Profit, and not at all about the Consumer and there Families. We don’t even have a choice for the most part IMO. Let’s see this phone take off, and set an example for independent Decisions on what we “Choose To Consume” I will happily pay more for that as well!!
BINGO Ann!!! “In a world where ideology increasingly shapes commerce, the parallel economy isn’t just important. It’s essential.” Spot On!!
Thanks Stu : ) but I don’t want to take credit for something I didn’t write. That’s why I drew the line below what I did write (the first paragraph) and then I posted below the line the title and the other paragraphs which was a summarization of information I found and then asked AI to condense into something I could post here. If you see a line in the future and then information below the line that is usually information from elsewhere with an introduction from me at the top above the line.
TY for sharing then!
The on-shoring of US manufacturing will have little effect until AI has eliminated a sufficient number of jobs. When the desperately unemployed become willing to accept lower wages and a lower standard of living “Made in America” might work. Until then keep your head comfortably buried in the sand and dream on.
Pelosi and the rest have been doing this for 30+ years.
Until you shut them all down, kindly just shut up about this.
As well, stop with the iPhone at 3K nonsense. Apple makes 100B a year net profit off of slave labor.
Let that crap company and CEO eat the additional cost and maybe stop hoarding cash that they cannot do anything new or good with.
We will sooner see and X branded phone than a T branded phone. None will be made in the USA.
If you want to manufacture something, start with tele-communication infrastructure. Huawei is seriously kicking the behind of Western companies.
Well done, Sir.
You have made more than double your wealth in a year.
The most profitable post in USA.
Compeltely ridiculous. The FCC is the primary regulator. The FTC has sued telecoms for consumer deception and other violations (privacy). Who thinks any federal agency would ever go against the Trump phone??
what about potential merger in telecom that will need FTC approval?
There seems to be a lot of snake oil type graft in the republican side to begin with.
Im sure it will work just as crappy as anything else hes done. Have you seen the shoes.
Im sure the data collected will be used in some way nefarious.
Can anyone say government contracts. Just think if every gov phone is a trump phone. How much is that worth.
Im sure his followers will think its great.
I wonder who all had to cave in to allow this service on their phone and network.
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Can the battery be replaced by the user in either?
I would be good with a phone and internet access. That’s it.
TrumpCO is oozing with the Puss of taking advantage of his Office. NOT IMPRESSIVE at all, and there are no boundaries.
WHAT’S next? A TRUMP AIRLINE?
By the way, Visible Cellular offers $25 a month Flat, unlimited everything and we have been using them for Five years. $50 flat for our two lines. They work in Mexico, too, but have no INT’L plan. We buy sims in Europe.
Trump, his administration and their cronies are actively defrauding us Americans by grabbing lucrative government contracts for themselves, extorting American companies into shady deals that enrich his family business, and encouraging illegal bribes from foreign countries. They have already annexed billions of dollars that were allocated to benefit and safeguard our communities, our families and ourselves. We must enlist and support any organization or group of citizens with the standing to sue the current administration for their brazen racketeering under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
One thing about taco and his family is they don’t believe in conflicts of interest or insider trading. I am glad to see we have such an honest and ethical president whose word is his bond.
What amuses me is that countless people (including some posters here) talk endlessly about what a bad business man he is due to bankruptcies and anything else they care to disparage.
But now that he’s making billions (yes, his net worth is up billions since taking office due to meme coins and other offerings) suddenly there’s a big issue. Well if he’s such a lousy business guy what’s the big deal with what he’s doing since it’s all bound to go to zero anyway, right?
If you approve of morons getting swindled out of their life savings, I guess it’s no big deal. I am coming around to the view that stupid should hurt.
Does it hurt?
No one is being swindled. He isn’t promising anything with his meme coins.
As for the phones, if they don’t work consumers have plenty of recourse under regular business law to get their money back.
A trump never pays its debts… good luck with that.
You’re gullible enough to buy a trump product, lol
no, he was a businessman. now he’s a corrupt poiticain making guaranteed billions in payoffs and solicitation of. bribes
He’ll always be businessman who knows how to make money.
Now that Trump is backpedaling on “illegals” he may as well make money selling them government approved and endorsed Trump phones. Those farm hands, hotel maids and restaurant crews all need phones why not get one from Trump?
Just wait and watch Trump announce a free Trump phone to every incoming immigrant courtesy of the US taxpayer.
I kept seeing TV commercials from Noem asking immigrants to register on the mobile app and couldn’t figure out why but it was all a gateway to sell phones. It all makes sense now. The circle is complete.
I doubt many of the illegals will buy Trump phones.
Of course not, Trump’s admin will buy it for them with your tax dollars. Pay attention and try to keep up.
You are the one who wrote “ it was all a gateway to sell phones”. I was just correcting you using simple language so you could understand.
Why the constant bogeyman/strawman drivel?
Nowhere in the article do I see that they are government-approved and endorsed. His hotels aren’t labeled as government-approved and endorsed? Government contracts don’t require exclusive use of Trump properties if they exist in areas of government travel, right?
These phones would have to operate on SIMs that the carriers allow on their network–notice they refrained from comment. They don’t give a rip who uses their network as long as they pay the rate with which they’ve conrtacted and follow their terms of use. And you can bet if this has been announced that they’ve been working a lot longer than a few months to nail down contracts, annual commitments, roaming agreements, interoperability, etc.
Love the “just wait and watch” comments too…i mean i could easily say “wait and watch, they’ll be walled-gardened off to only access Trump Social-approved stories.” Equally fantastic and preposterous. He’s not giving illegal immigrants a Trump phone. Knowing him, he’d laugh at the consideration but your merely saying it is, well, silly.
Then you follow with the “mobile app” nonsense comment. The apps would be delivered via the Play Store or the iTunes App Store. Ain’t no way they have their own mobile operating system which is why Mish crafted it as a “glued in America” and they sure as hell ain’t gonna have an app ecosystem ready. Truth Social is on both Google Play and the Apple App Store. No matter how you say “it all makes sense now” and the cirle is complete” you can’t make your claim, intent or otherwise.
Why not stay on the easily arguable and defensible path that his family is abusing his Presidency for enrichment and leave it up to the dear readers to decide if Trump, the company run by his sons, is taking advantage of dad’s position. That is an easy-to-defend argument. Instead you just dive down into your DAILY anti-Trump narrative and hyperbole. I mean other than them transparently delivering a product the consumer can purchase one could argue that it’s dangerously close to the right’s claim of the Biden’ family enrichment–though vastly different, it rhymes. One was simply paid for access, paid for non experience, paid by enemy states that could involve us in problematic trade or military conflicts which the public cannot see….this is in-your-face capitalism that doesn’t compromise the nation politically. Still…the enrichment angle is there. See, wasn’t hard.
I read ya and give ya thumbs up when you are making a reasoned argument, trust me. When ya mention the turtles I’m always laughing at the imagery. The targeting of Trump supporters as a cult, which is easily as true for the lockstep democrats as the lock step MAGA supporters, invalidates the rest of what you say, which is often good.
Lol. Why are you so unhinged? This is a comment on a blog and it should be treated as such. I’m rolling on the floor laughing at what you wrote. Get a grip Bill.
But to give you some color, the Trump family, Don Jr in particular has already announced they plan on running for office down the road. You need to think long term about where the graft just isn’t happening today but where it will be happening 5 and 10 years from now.
I am always thinking 10 years ahead to maximize profits. So do just wait and watch. Don’t worry, I’ll dig up this post when the time comes and say “I told you so!”
That’s a Biden thing. Besides, Trump doesn’t own the phone, sell the phone, or make the phone, so therefor He can’t give it away, as it’s not His to give.
Most of the higher-tech components are either made in China by South Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese companies or withing those countries themselves so they could have a deal with them to supply the parts and assemble them in India or whatever. Other than that it is a marketing ploy to use the Trump name. I doubt it will go far. It could be a proof-of-concept product if they decide to assemble it in the US and then sell them at a reasonable price, quality and make a profit. I say let them do it and we will see. If it becomes a best-seller then it would be a conflict of interest problem. For the moment no.
It will be some bottom-tier chines android device with a gold case and some trashy sparkly badge stuck on it.
It doesn’t have to be good, or even work. It will be marketed as a cult talisman.
You mean it will have magical properties protecting you from harm?
No, but you all will swear it does.
Magas are not discriminating consumers… FFS these are people who voted for trump
Too late – try again next tech cycle.
If Motorola failed
If Microsoft couldn’t buy share
I kind of liked the Microsoft phone. I liked the tiles look.
-1 was not from me. I agree the MS phone had plusses. My point was, MS was already late to the game way back then. Launching a novel cell phone model now seems like launching a new cola drink. What is the best case business scenario?
Yes, but it bring back laughter in our lives. Image “I will call you on the Trumpophone“. It’s as bad taste as Obama’s pajama boy.
But there’s a question on Zerohedge that’s more important than Trump’s amusing past time: Why is China buying all this gold?
I agree Mish. This is grifting by the Trump’s. Meme coins, crypto exchanges and now phones. Disgusting.
It’s just getting started. He didn’t do much of it in his first term but now he knows that he can make billions in his 2nd term and he’s definitely going to do so.
And whomever comes next after him will do the same and on it will go just like those before him did and members of congress/senate do etc.
I see no issue with this at all. As long as they work within the same framework that everyone else does, Go For It!
My understanding is that they will be made in America, to some degree, thereby creating some decent paying jobs for Americans.
Most Excellent!!!
They will be made in America to the same extent iPhones are mage in America (except for the glue and screws)
What if they are assembled by Optimus robots? The timing looks good and the robot is rapidly improving and could soon be as fast and precise as humans for repetitive jobs. They work 24/7 with no breaks, no health insurance to pay and no holidays. They would pay for themselves fairly quickly. It would certainly be great marketing for the robot and Musk can make more money. One hand washes the other.
They would be foolish to bring something to market with zero change, but a few hoops they jumped through, to have it say: “Made in America”
Why can’t we have a cell phone company, build there products here and by Americans? Is that not possible? Cost can be dealt with in far more ways than simply price. I see no reason why it can’t be done, just not right away, but eventually. You have to start someplace, and cell phones is as great a place to start, as any other…
Robotics would solve most wage issues…
Absolutely hilarious! Too bad Silicon Valley is gone… they’d have so many new characters to parody.
What WILL thos Trump boys get up to next?
At 77 million at the last count in November, PT Barnum grossly underestimated.
This oughta go over as well as Billy Beer.
Move over iOS and Android. The Don Jr is here! Comes with an “I shot this lion” filter.
Does it matter how well this goes over OR
Does it just matter if Trump profits from it?
I would add: Does it matter that some jobs will be created OR just if they are American Jobs?
Interesting question
If US consumers benefit, arguably it does not matter where the job is created as long as it’s legal.
Margaret Thatcher once gave a great speech on the idea that a rising tide lifts all boats.
Sorry, cannot find the speech so that was not the title.
A consumer can’t be a consumer without income. Do they not count if they can’t consume?
Everyone is a consumer, but not everyone has to pay for what they consume. People in section 8, with no income, and 3 children consume a lot, but the Taxpayers Pay For It.
Did you ever buy lunch for someone? They were a consumer that paid nothing… you were also a consumer, but paid for two…
JFK said that in Frankfurt Germany 1963.
Every businessman that goes into politics will have conflicts-of-interest but I would rather have businessmen in politics instead of it being dominated by lawyers and party militants like we have today.
DC is neck deep in lawyers because the crybaby in chief sues anybody that looks at him funnyl.
But you are his man because you call yourself Tacoman. Naming yourself after him while deriding him at the same time would give a shrink lots of matter to work with.
Maybe, but maybe he likes tacos 😂
I like Tacos and Burritos and Yennifer Lopez!
Does it really bother you that much? I’m getting a creepy insecure middle schooler vibe from you. Is that what you’re shooting for?
Agreed!
Profit from office?Start w congress and get back to us.
Oh, I see two wrongs make a right.
Apologies offered.
“I cannot begin to imagine the outrage if any Democrat had done similar things.”
What’s your assessment of GOP morals and ethics in the face of Trump’s behavior and decision making? Permitting something by a Republican they would have certainly impeached for if a Democrat did it does not sound like the most honorable or consistent code available.
Outrage is their thing. Without rage and hate, they are literally nonentities. No identity or purpose.
Absolutely no one will be impeached over this.
The reason is obvious. Both sides are doing it (Pelosi/Biden etc) and both sides want to continue to do it. So while they might pay lip service to the idea of it being wrong, nothing will be done.
It wasn’t just Hunter Biden getting paid by Burisma. There was also a Pelosi and a Romney kid. Also rumored as having gotten a lot of money, a certain warmongering, unmarried diminutive US senator from South Carolina. Slava Ukraini. /sarc
Don’t forget Kerry.