Made in US no more? Trump phone website scrubs language
The Trump Organization is no longer claiming that its new smartphone will be made in the US.
When the company announced the phone in June, it said the device would be 'proudly designed and built in the United States.'
Experts cast doubt on that claim and said it was likely the phone would be manufactured by a Chinese company.
The Trump Organization has now removed all language indicating the phone would be made in the US from the Trump Mobile website, according to The Verge, a tech news site.
The wording has been replaced with pro-American slogans, such as 'Premium Performance. Proudly American.' and 'designed with American values in mind.' The site also says there are 'American hands behind every device,' The Verge said.
The Trump Organization didn't respond to the site's request for comment. The company is owned by President Donald Trump, according to CNBC.
President Trump isn't involved in the Trump company's day-to-day operations, the firm has said, according to CNN. The business is run by his eldest sons.
The new phone will be gold colored, cost US$499 (RM 2,106) and will be known as the T1.
Experts told multiple news outlets when the phone was announced that the US simply doesn't have smartphone manufacturing capabilities right now.
And even if the phone could be produced in the US, components would still come from overseas.
Either way, the new Trump-branded phone would be affected by President Trump's tariffs, according to Fortune .
The Trump company initially said the new phone would launch in September. The website no longer includes a firm timeline, according to The Verge.
The site now says only that the device will be available 'later this year.' – syracuse.com/Tribune News Service
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