★ Government Action
FCC approves T-Mobile deals after DEI rollback under Trump pressure
Filed July 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
The Federal Communications Commission approved two T-Mobile network-expansion deals while the carrier was simultaneously in a business relationship with the Trump Organization. House Democrats raised conflict-of-interest concerns.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
T-Mobile entered a Trump Organization partnership to power Trump-branded mobile service the same month as the FCC approval. The carrier later joined donors to Trump's $300M White House ballroom.
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Earlier in July 2025, the Federal Communications Commission approved two T-Mobile deals that would expand the wireless carrier's network. The approvals came after T-Mobile ended its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs following pressure from the Trump administration. House Democrats subsequently raised concerns that T-Mobile's simultaneous business relationship with the Trump Organization — through its role powering Trump Mobile — compounds the conflict of interest.
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