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In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:23:18 -0000 (UTC), Marmalade
King <
x@y.com> wrote:
Lee wrote:
Trump Organization scraps ‘made in the USA’
tag for its gold T1 smartphone
JUN 26 2025
The Trump Organization scrapped a reference
that its recently revealed smartphone will
be made in the U.S., amid doubts that such
a device can be manufactured on American
shores at its price tag.
A spokesperson for the Trump Organization,
which is owned by U.S. President Donald
Trump, nevertheless maintained the handset
would be made in the U.S.
If that doesn't happen, at least the air inside the box will be made in
the USA.
This month, the Trump Organization
introduced the T1, a gold-colored device
set to retail for $499. At the time of
the announcement, a banner on the
homepage of the company’s website said:
“Our MADE IN THE USA ‘T1 Phone’ is
available for pre-order now.”
The reference to where the phone will
be produced has been completely removed.
The change was first noted by The Verge.
The T1's webpage now says the phone has
“American-Proud Design” and is “brought
to life right here in the USA” — though
it’s unclear if that means it will
actually be manufactured in America.
When the T1 was initially announced,
experts told CNBC the device would
likely be made in China by a local third-
party company. The U.S. does not have an
advanced supply chain to manufacture
smartphones. Even if it did, many
components would still need to come from
overseas.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/trump-phone-website-removes-made-in-the-us >>a-tag-for-the-device.html
Word is that Trump cancelled the idea of making it in the USA due to the >shortage of underpaid illegal aliens who they planned to hire to do the
work. The usual upside down Trump planning.
That was probably it.
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