The "made in USA" phone is actually a cheap Chinese android device that will sell for triple its price on Amazon

The Trump family did not disclose which company would manufacture the phone in the United States and sell it for US$499. Despite the strength of US-based tech brands, there is no significant domestic smartphone production infrastructure, largely due to high labor costs, supply chain complexity, and reliance on overseas component sourcing.

President Donald Trump is hailing the latest trade framework with China as a game-changing breakthrough. Yet the deal he touted Wednesday represents little more than a reset back to earlier terms — and even that came at a cost.