Trump blasts AT&T over tech issues during call with faith leaders: ‘Get its act together'
Trump called on 'the Boss of AT&T, whoever that may be' to get involved and address the situation, saying there were 'tens of thousands of people on the line' at the time of the glitch.
'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 in a Truth Social post. 'This is the second time it's happened.'
AT&T is currently led by CEO John Stankey. The company's shares rose 3% in Monday trading, but had turned slightly negative after-hours following Trump's criticism.
President Trump criticized AT&T.
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In a second post, Trump apologized to faith leaders 'for the long wait' as he tried to connect to the call.
'AT&T ought to get its act together,' Trump wrote. '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!'
Shortly after Trump's posts, AT&T said it had 'reached out to the White House and (is) working to quickly understand and assess the situation.'
AT&T CEO John Stankey is pictured.
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Trump had previously clashed with AT&T during his first term in office. At the time, the telecom giant owned CNN.
The current spat surfaced just days after the Trump family unveiled plans to launch its own branded 'Trump Mobile' wireless service and a $499 smartphone.
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