★ Private Action
T-Mobile powers Trump-branded mobile service while Trump is president
Filed July 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
Trump Mobile is offered by the Trump Organization in partnership with Florida-based Liberty Mobile Wireless, an MVNO that rents bandwidth from T-Mobile to provide service alongside a $499 smartphone.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Trump Mobile is a self-branded mobile service offered by the Trump Organization in partnership with Liberty Mobile Wireless, a Florida-based mobile virtual network operator founded in 2018 by Matthew Lopatin. Liberty Mobile rents bandwidth from major carriers including T-Mobile to offer service under the Trump Mobile brand, along with a $499 smartphone. Three House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee wrote to T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on July 23, 2025, expressing concern that T-Mobile's business relationship with the Trump Organization while Donald Trump is serving as president presents a conflict of interest. The lawmakers sought disclosure of any communications between T-Mobile and the White House or Trump Organization about Trump Mobile since January 20, 2025, and asked whether T-Mobile has a direct deal with the Trump Organization and the financial terms.
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