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Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press

Trump Mobile has been accepting $100 deposits for a golden phone but the prototype is nowhere to be seen as CES kicks off

Eric Trump (Credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A golden phone that President Donald Trump’s family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week.

When the Trump Organization launched a mobile phone service last June, it was supposed to be a stage setter for a new smartphone bathed in gold with a $500 price tag — a bargain compared to Apple’s latest iPhone models that sell for anywhere from $800 to $1,200. The newly formed Trump Mobile targeted its T1 phone for an August or September release.

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