T1 Phone latest golden accessory from Trump world after sneakers, seatbelts and tweezers
- The Trump Organization launched Trump Mobile, a new cell service and phone company.
- The T1 Phone, a gold-colored smartphone, will be available for purchase in August 2025.
- Trump has long held an affinity for gold things like tweezers, seatbelts and faucets.
The Trump Organization is selling a new golden accessory: a smartphone.
The Trump Organization announced June 16 the launch of Trump Mobile, a new cellular service and cellphone company. The new network will offer 5G service through "The 47 Plan," available for $47.45 per month − a nod to President Donald Trump's first and second terms.
Trump Mobile will also sell what it has dubbed the T1 Phone, what the Trump Organization calls a "sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance and proudly designed and built in the United States."
The phone combines two of Trump's most well-worn business trends: gold things with his name on it. Here are some other golden accessories Trump has flashed:
Gold tweezers, gold sneakers and a gold guy in the White House
It is no secret Trump has a tendency to brand items and businesses in his name. In 2004, "Saturday Night Live" made a fake advertisement for "Donald Trump's House of Wings" with singing chicks in eggs dancing around the now-president.
His love for gold appears to go back just as far. Here is a look at some of his golden adornments throughout the years:
- In 2006, Trump met porn star Stormy Daniels at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, as she testified during his hush money trial. She said that she saw a set of apparently golden manicure items like tweezers in his hotel suite. (Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records at that trial.)
- As a presidential hopeful, he updated his private plane in 2011 to a Boeing 757 and outfitted it with gold-leafed seatbelts and faucets, according to the New York Post.
- Trump Mobile was announced on the 10-year anniversary of Trump declaring his candidacy in 2015, when he famously rode down the golden escalator in Trump Tower.
- During his campaign for a second term, Trump sold gold sneakers for $399 and a limited edition gold watch for $100,000.
- The Trump Organization sells several gold tchotchkes under the "Golden Age of America" collection, including chocolate bars, ornaments, coin banks and playing cards that are fashioned like gold bars with Trump's name on them.
- Trump has brought in his "gold guy" from South Florida to adorn the Oval Office in the style of his Mar-A-Lago estate, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Amid widespread immigration crackdowns and the return of a controversial travel ban, Trump announced a "gold card" visa that offers applicants residency and a path to U.S. citizenship for $5 million paid to the U.S. government.
About Trump Mobile's T1 phone: price, pics, features
The Trump Mobile phone, called the T1 Phone, will retail for $499 with a down payment of $100.
It includes AI face unlocking and an internal fingerprint sensor, according to Trump Mobile's website.
The T1 Phone will also have 256 gigabytes of internal storage and 12 gigabytes of RAM storage. It will also operate on the Android 15 system and have a USB-C port and 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Trump Mobile says the phone will be available in August 2025. Customers can pre-order the device now.
What does Trump Mobile's '47 Plan' include?
According to the Trump Mobile website, Trump Mobile's flagship service "The 47 Plan" includes:
- Unlimited talk, text and data
- Nationwide coverage on three major cellular carriers
- No contracts and no credit check
- 24/7 roadside assistance through Drive America
- Free international calling to 100 countries and free long-distance calls to military members and their families
- Telehealth services, including virtual medical care, mental health support and ordering and delivery for prescription medications
Contributing: Aysha Bagchi, Lauren Villagran, Marina Pitofsky, Jonathan Limehouse, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Paste BN
Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the Paste BN Network. Reach her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.