Trump Phone Delay Blamed on President’s Own Government Shutdown

NurPhoto / Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The launch of Trump Mobile’s signature golden smartphones has been delayed, reportedly due to the historic government shutdown the president helped create. The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the cellular phone service, created by the Trump Organization, delayed its initial plans to deliver shipments of its T1 model smartphones by the end of the year. A Trump Mobile customer service representative told CBS News on Wednesday that the device’s delivery has been pushed back to late January, citing this year’s government shutdown as the cause for the postponement. Read more at The Daily Beast.