The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company

NEW YORK -- The Trump household said it is licensing its sanction to a caller mobile telephone service, the latest successful a drawstring of ventures that person been announced portion Donald Trump is successful the White House contempt ethical concerns that the U.S. president could mold nationalist argumentation for idiosyncratic gain.

Eric Trump, 1 of President Donald Trump's sons moving The Trump Organization, said the caller task called, Trump Mobile, volition merchantability phones that volition beryllium built successful the U.S., and the telephone work volition support a telephone halfway successful the state arsenic well.

Eric Trump speaks astatine the groundbreaking ceremonial for Trump International Hung Yen, an urban, tourism and play analyzable successful Hung Yen province, Vietnam connected Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

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The announcement of the caller mobile telephone and service, called T1 Mobile, follows respective existent property deals for towers and resorts successful the Middle East, including a play improvement successful Qatar announced successful April. A $1.5 cardinal concern to physique play courses, hotels and existent property projects successful Vietnam was approved past month, but the woody was successful the works earlier Trump was elected.

"Hard-working Americans merit a wireless work that's affordable, reflects their values, and delivers reliable prime they tin number on," said Eric Trump successful a statement.

Trump criticized Apple past period due to the fact that it planned to marque astir of its U.S. iPhones successful India, and threatened to slap a 25% tariff connected the devices unless the tech elephantine starts gathering the merchandise successful its location country.

The Trump household institution said the new, gold-colored telephone disposable successful August, called T1 Phone, won't beryllium designed oregon made by Trump Mobile, but by different company. The Trump Organization did not respond instantly to a petition for much details.

The service, which volition outgo $47.45 a month, is partnering with existing cellular carriers with entree to a 5G network. The Trump work volition connection escaped texts and calls, and unlimited data. It volition besides connection escaped roadside assistance and a telehealth work that volition let callers to get prescriptions.