The Trump Organization’s bid to enter the smartphone industry with a ‘Made in America’ device and mobile plan has seen it partner with a small network registered at a luxury apartment in the beachfront Trump Tower Miami.
The business led by the US president’s sons Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump has tapped Liberty Mobile Wireless to help leverage the family’s brand to crack the mobile network market — and to push President Trump’s ambition to bring smartphone manufacturing to the US.
The US president has threatened companies like Apple with 25 per cent tariffs unless they shift production, a logistical challenge that industry insiders say is impractical.