U.S. President Donald Trump uses his cell phone before leaving the Lesburg Executive Airport in Lesburg, Virginia on April 24, 2025. Trump returned to the White House after attending Trump National Golf Club dinner in Washington Trump National Golf Club.
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The Trump Organization scrapped a reference that recently revealed smartphones will be made in the United States because of doubts about whether such devices can be made at their prices on the U.S. coast.
A spokesperson for the Trump Organization owned by U.S. President Donald Trump, but will still make cell phones in the U.S.
This month, Trump Organization Introduced T1a gold-colored device that retails for $499. When the announcement was announced, the banner on the company’s website homepage said: “Our ‘T1 phone’ made in the United States’ is now available for pre-order.”
References to where the phone is produced have been completely removed. Changes first by edge.
The T1’s web page now says that the phone has “American Suglu design” and “comes to life here in the United States”, although it’s unclear whether that means it will actually be made in the United States.
When T1 was initially announced, Experts tell CNBC The device may have been made in China by a local third-party company. The United States does not have an advanced supply chain to make smartphones. Even if this is done, many components still need to come from overseas.
But, in a statement from USA Today, Trump Mobile spokesman Chris Walker said: “In the United States, the T1 phone is proud.”
“The opposite guess is just inaccurate,” Walker said.
The language about manufacturing locations is not the only thing that has been changed on the T1 website. Some features and specifications of the device have also been updated.
In the initial announcement, Trump’s mobile website said that the T1 will have a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen. Now it has been reduced to 6.25-inch AMOLED display. Devices with 12 gigabytes of random access memory (RAM) have also been deleted.
The smartphone company announced the specifications of the device were unusual move.
CNBC has contacted the Trump Organization for language changes regarding equipment made in the United States and modifications to cell phone specifications.
Trump re-made technology back to key. Although his initial focus was building semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, White House leaders turned their attention to smartphones. He also reviewed applesupply chain, iPhone manufacturers are urging to make their flagship phones in the United States
