The T1 model from the Trump Mobile subsidiary of the president’s group is finally only assembled in the United States, with imported components.
Buyers of the Trump smartphone (obviously gold) will finally receive their device. One year after its grand announcement and after several delays, the first orders “will be shipped this week,” Trump Mobile announced on Wednesday, May 13. While Donald Trump is known for capitalizing on his presidency to profit from the sale of branded products, this project was also intended to show that phones could be manufactured in the United States rather than in China.
For the past few months, the marketing and political operation aimed at promoting “made in USA” seemed to be falling apart. The T1, also known as the smartphone, was supposed to be available in August 2025, then in October, before being postponed indefinitely. The Trump Organization subsidiary has not disclosed the number of pre-orders received.
Only assembled in the United States
The final model no longer looks anything like the first one presented in August 2025. Its design is rather ordinary, except for its gold casing with the “TRUMP MOBILE” logo and the American flag printed on the back. It features four cameras up to 50 MP (front, back, x2 zoom, wide angle), 512 GB of storage, and runs on the Android operating system. It is sold at a “promotional price” of $499.
The phone, which was supposed to be manufactured in the United States, faced reality on the ground. The head of Trump Mobile, Pat O’Brien, assured the newspaper USA Today that it was indeed assembled in the United States, in Florida, but most of the components are imported from Asia. For the first units produced at least, as the following ones will use components mainly made on-site, according to Pat O’Brien, without specifying which ones.
All pre-orders should be fulfilled in the coming weeks. “The delays were really worth it in our opinion, as we are releasing an incredible product,” Pat O’Brien rejoiced. This may not necessarily be the opinion of tech experts given the announced specifications, but for the buyers of this product targeting ultra-supporters of the president, what ultimately matters is not the hardware performance but having a Trump-branded object in their pocket.
