The much-anticipated Trump smartphone has a new look. But the eventual release date is less clear than ever, and the phone’s initial “made in the USA” claims have been watered down even further.
Trump Mobile, a cell phone company founded by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, released an updated mock-up of the design of the T1 Phone, the company’s main Trump-branded smartphone offering.
Though the phone is still gilded, it has some notable design changes, including a vertical array of cameras rather than the previous triangular design.
However, there’s no longer any information on the website about when the phone might be released: The website simply prompts potential customers to “Join the Waitlist.”
It’s the latest setback for the planned rollout of the Trump phone.
When it was first announced in June 2025 — on the 10-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s first campaign launch — the phone was slated to come out in August.
That release date has since been delayed multiple times, and a company representative previously told Business Insider that the phones would be shipped at the end of January, attributing the delay in part to the 43-day government shutdown in the fall.
That’s not the only change Trump Mobile has made along the way.
Within days of the launch event last June, the company’s “MADE IN THE USA” branding was scrubbed from the website, with the phone described as being “brought to life right here in the USA” with “American hands.”
Now, the phone is simply described as “designed with American values in mind” and “shaped by American innovation,” with “American teams helping guide design and quality.”
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