Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Jun 19
Poplar Group Drops Trump Mobile as T1 Phone Faces 1 More PR Blow
Updated
Updated · Android Authority · Jun 19

Poplar Group Drops Trump Mobile as T1 Phone Faces 1 More PR Blow

2 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jun 19

Summary

  • Poplar Group has stopped representing Trump Mobile, with founding partner Chris Walker telling The Verge his team is “not assisting Trump Mobile any further.”
  • The split follows a string of T1 phone controversies, including vaporware concerns, a data leak affecting thousands, and a teardown that identified the device as a gold-plated modified HTC U24 Pro.
  • Walker had also told USA Today the T1 was made in America, a claim later shown to be false and now no longer maintained by Trump Mobile.
  • Trump Mobile’s current media strategy is unclear, with Walker saying he did not know whether the company has hired a new PR firm.

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