The wording that appeals to American-made products will be removed from the gold-plated smartphone 'T1 Phone 8002' announced by President Trump's family company
In June 2025, The Trump Organization, owned by US President Donald Trump, announced the launch of its mobile phone business 'Trump Mobile' and its own gold smartphone 'T1 Phone 8002 (gold version)'. Initially, the T1 Phone 8002 was advertised as being 'made in the USA', but it has been reported that the wording indicating that it was made in the USA has already been removed from the official website.
The Trump Phone no longer promises it's made in America | The Verge
The T1 Phone 8002 is a smartphone that Trump Mobile plans to release, and at the time of writing, only the gold version has been announced. The Trump Organization is promoting it as a 'sophisticated gold smartphone designed and manufactured in the United States with an emphasis on performance,' and the main feature is the American flag on the back.
President Trump's family company announces 'Trump Mobile' that allows unlimited use of gold-plated American-made smartphones with 5G - GIGAZINE
The specs of the T1 Phone 8002 are '12GB RAM', '256GB storage', 'Android 15 installed', '3.5mm audio terminal', 'USB Type-C port', 'display size 6.78 inches', 'OLED', 'refresh rate 120Hz', 'battery capacity is 5000mAh', '16MP front camera', '50MP main camera', '2MP macro camera and depth sensor', 'fingerprint sensor and AI facial recognition security', etc. The release date is scheduled for September 2025, the selling price was $ 499 (about 72,000 yen), and a deposit of $ 100 (about 14,500 yen) was required for purchase.
However, contrary to its high specs, the official website seems to be hastily created, the images look almost entirely Photoshopped, and there is no information about the processor, as pointed out by foreign media outlets such as The Verge. In addition, the fact that it is 'Made in America' was also considered impossible.
Then, on June 26th, Japan time, it was discovered that the phrase 'Made in the USA' had already been removed from the official T1 Phone 8002 page.
Trump Mobile | The T1 Phone
If you check the official website above, you will see that it only says 'Designed with American values in mind,' but nowhere does it say that it is manufactured in the United States.
The Verge states, 'Over the past few days, Trump Mobile's website appears to have removed all references to the phone being made in the United States (including, for example, a huge banner on its homepage saying the T1 was 'MADE IN THE USA.' This is just one example).'
If you look at the embedded video of X below, you can see that it used to say 'Our MADE IN THE USA T1 Phone,' but that it has since been removed.
BREAKING: Trump's T1 Mobile Phone is no longer claiming to be Made in America.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) June 25, 2025
OF Course the president who champions American Manufacturing just did a bait and switch! pic.twitter.com/fEAmTuxYh6
In addition to the disappearance of the American-made appeal, the display size has changed from 6.78 inches to 6.25 inches, and the RAM information has disappeared. The Trump Organization did not respond to The Verge's inquiries, but it is possible that Trump Mobile has changed its supplier.
In addition, the release date was originally set for September 2025, but at the time of writing it was set to 'sometime this year.' The Verge said, 'Whatever is going on, this is another reason to doubt whether the T1 Phone 8002 is real,' and 'Don't get your hopes up.'
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