The Trump phone was revealed recently with a claim that the gadget would be made completely in America, and individuals were appropriately doubtful. Trump Mobile’s $500 T1 Phone “is a sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance and proudly designed and built in the United States for customers who expect the best from their mobile carrier,” the Trump Organization stated in a news release.

With electronic devices supply chain professionals casting doubt on the expediency of developing and constructing an American-made phone in a brief period of time, Trump Mobile’s site does not presently assure an American-made phone. The site states the T1 is “designed with American values in mind,” that it is “brought to life right here in the USA,” which there are “American hands behind every device.”

The Trump Mobile site formerly stated, “Our MADE IN THE USA ‘T1 Phone’ is available for pre-order now.” The phone was at first expected to be offered in August, however the date was altered to September, and now the site merely states it will be offered “later this year.”

The Verge mentioned the site’s unclear claims in a post today. “One of the phone’s main selling points was that it was to be made in America,” “sometime in the last several days, the Trump Mobile site appears to have been scrubbed of all language indicating the phone is to be made in the USA,” the short article stated, including that the site formerly had a “huge banner on the homepage that says the T1 is ‘MADE IN THE USA.'”

When gotten in touch with by Ars today, a Trump Mobile representative stated, “The T1 phones are proudly being made in America. Speculation to the contrary is simply inaccurate. We’re excited to launch the phones later this year.” Trump Mobile did not describe why it eliminated the “made in the USA” claim from its site. We likewise called the Trump company and will upgrade this post if we get a reaction.