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Trump Organization unveils $499 gold phone raising new concerns on conflicts of interest (www.theguardian.com)

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Donald Trump has launched a mobile phone service and $499 gold smartphone, the latest monetization of his presidency by a family business empire now run by his sons.

The Trump Organization unveiled Trump Mobile on Monday with a $47.45 monthly plan – both the service name and price referencing Trump as the 47th president. The company will also sell a gold-cased “T1” smartphone in September etched with the American flag.

The venture will be headed by his sons Donald Jr and Eric Trump, who took over the company after Trump transitioned to his second presidency. The mobile service joins Trump-branded watches, sneakers and Bibles as products capitalizing on his political brand, with the Trump sons indicating that more is to come.

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 2 points 1 day ago

Carter gave up a family peanut farm because of people complaining about conflicts.

50-ish years later and the whitehouse has become an ongoing infomercial for not only trump's own brands but those of anyone willing to stroke his ego.

At this rate I only could wish we manage to make it to Idiocracy before things fully implode.