‘Totally Unable to Make Their Equipment Work Properly’

Donald Trump is upset with his phone company. And whether he’s complaining about issues big or small, you know the president is going to whine about it online.

“I’m doing a major Conference Call with Faith Leaders from all over the Country, and AT&T is totally unable to make their equipment work properly,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday afternoon. “This is the second time it’s happened. If the Boss of AT&T, whoever that may be, could get involved—It would be good. There are tens of thousands of people on the line!”

John Stankey is the CEO of AT&T and he was just elected as chairman of the board this past February. It’s not clear if Trump doesn’t actually know Stankey or if he’s being sarcastic in his typically obnoxious way.

But Trump didn’t stop there. The president followed up with a second post, apologizing to the faith leaders on his conference call and vowing to use a different company next time.

“I apologize for the long wait on the Faith Leaders Conference Call,” Trump wrote. “AT&T ought to get its act together. Please pass along the word to the tens of thousands of people who are there. We may have to reschedule the call, but we’ll use another carrier the next time. AT&T obviously doesn’t know what they’re doing!”

Trump has a long history of complaining about things in a manner that would’ve previously been seen as childish or unethical coming from the office of the president. Obviously the most powerful person in the country can influence business decisions and markets, though most Americans have become numb to Trump’s wild mood swings and the way he breaks norms like a wrecking ball.

Business leaders do take note of Trump’s power to hurt their companies, however, as we’ve seen companies provide payouts to stay in the fascist’s good graces. AT&T, like many other companies, contributed $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Trump has previously complained about AT&T, like in his first term when the company owned CNN back in 2020. The cable news network is a frequent target of Trump’s online attacks, writing just two days ago that CNN host Abby Phillip was “3rd rate” and had “no idea what she is talking about.”

AT&T’s share price is up 1.8% on the day to $28.60. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. Gizmodo will update this post if we hear back.

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