Trump’s phone has missed yet another release date

When we started writing about Trump Mobile regularly, it all started with a simple post noting that the company’s T1 Phone had… Missed the original release date. Now, three months later, he’s missed another one.

As the year 2026 dawns, we are in uncharted territory. Trump Mobile has changed the target parameters frequently in the T1 Phone 8002 (Gold Edition), but it has always been that way. king Goalposts. The website still says “later this year”, but how can we trust it now?

the Financial Times I asked Trump Mobile customer service About the delay, he was reportedly told that “the recent US government shutdown delayed the delivery of the phone.” If this is true, it probably means the T1 was, Like many other toolswas denied permission from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to start. Other late products, e.g OnePlus 15It has since hit the market though.

Trump Mobile did not respond to my recent request for comment on the T1 Phone’s launch deadline.

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