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Trump Mobile refers to a proposed U.S.-based smartphone manufacturer and cellular service provider. It was announced by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the sons of U.S. President Donald Trump, on behalf of the Trump Organization, in mid-June 2025. The announcement included the reveal of the T1 Phone, which was planned to be gold and operate on the Android 15 operating system. The announcement of Trump Mobile sparked viral reactions and memes on social media sites like Twitter / X and Reddit, among others.

History

On June 16th, 2025, the Trump Organization unveiled its plans for a new business venture called Trump Mobile, a smartphone manufacturer and cellular service provider.^[1][2]

It was announced on the Trump Organization website,^[3] which read, "Alongside the team from Trump Mobile, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump unveil T1 Mobile, a transformational, new cellular service designed to deliver top-tier connectivity, unbeatable value and all-American service for our nation’s hardest-working people."

It was also announced in person at Trump Tower in New York, New York.^[6][7][20]

Later on June 16th, Eric Trump appeared on RFD-TV and spoke with anchor Tammi Arender about the launch of Trump Mobile. He talked about "getting into the mobile phone space."^[5]

He stated that Trump Mobile phones would be manufactured in the U.S. and customer service would be in the U.S. He stated that the business aimed to "build a mobile network by Americans, for Americans."^[5]

Features

The proposed price for the Trump Mobile cellular service plan was $47.45 per month. It was set to provide unlimited talk, text, and data, complete device protection and free international calling to more than 100 countries, among other services, according to the Trump Organization's announcement post.^[3]

Also, according to the Trump Organization's announcement post,^[3] Trump Mobile planned to "offer 5G service through all three major cellular carriers," meaning that it would use preexisting wireless infrastructure as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO).^[8][18]

The plan also included the proposed launch of the T1 Phone, which was marked at $499 and set to be gold, as shown in the promotional photos on the Trump Mobile website (shown below). The phone's listed operating system on the site was Android 15.^[4]

Online Reactions

Viral posts about the Trump Mobile announcement surfaced on social media on June 16th, 2025, shortly after the smartphone's debut. For instance, the X^[9] account of @Dexerto tweeted about the news that day, gaining over 12,000 likes in a day.

The post received numerous quote-tweets in which users reacted to the Trump Mobile proposal.

For instance, on June 16th, X^[10] user @greg16676935420 quoted the tweet, roughly using the "Nobody:" phrasal template. The post received over 2,200 likes in a day (shown below).

Also on June 16th, X^[11] user @CantEverDie quoted @Dexerto, writing, "They’re calling this the golden age of grifting and scamming," receiving over 10,000 likes in a day (shown below).

On June 16th, 2025, X^[21] user Catturd (@catturd2) tweeted the promotional photos of the T1 Phone, writing, "The new Trump phone is 🔥," gaining over 21,000 likes in a day (shown below).

On June 16th, California Governor Gavin Newsom quote-tweeted^[19] a video of Donald Trump Jr. speaking with Benny Johnson, writing, "Promo code ARREST for 15% off your Trump Phone," gaining over 38,000 likes in a day (shown below).

On June 16th, 2025, Redditor AccomplishedCommon34 shared a CNBC article about the Trump Mobile announcement to the /r/politics^[12] subreddit, gaining over 9,500 upvotes and 1,700 comments in a day.

As of June 17th, the top comment on the /r/politics post was posted by Redditor^[13] Searchlights on June 16th, who shared a quote from the article and responded, "It is so outrageously corrupt for a sitting President to launch a product over which he has regulatory control, and to use his office to sell it, that I don't even know what to say." The comment received over 14,000 upvotes in a day (shown below).

Redditor TheHoneyDripper shared the same CNBC article to the /r/technology^[14] subreddit on June 16th, 2025, receiving over 27,000 upvotes and 5,100 comments in a day. Similar posts were shared in the /r/Economics^[15] subreddit, among other subreddits.

The Trump Mobile news was also shared in viral posts on Facebook, like a post from the Facebook^[16] account of ABC News, which received over 13,000 reactions in a day.

TikTokers also reacted to the news, such as TikToker^[17] @carterpcs on June 17th, whose video on the topic gained over 36,700 likes in a few hours (shown below).

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