The site now also states that the phones have been “brought to life right here in the USA” and that “American hands” are “behind every device,” language that typically indicates a device was assembled, rather than manufactured, in the U.S.

Trump Mobile has backed away from the claim that its golden smartphone will be “Made in the USA”, just a week after it was announced. The phone network launched by the Trump Organization has changed its website to say that the $499 smartphone will be “brought to life right here in the USA” and “designed with American values in mind”,

Last week, the Trump Organization announced the Trump Mobile wireless service as well as the T1, a gold-plated, Trump-branded smartphone that it claimed will be made in America. Many were doubtful of such assertions,