On June 30, US president Donald Trump was in a conference call "with faith leaders from all over the [[link]] country" when it failed. He promptly took to Truth Social to blame AT&T. AT&T disagrees with his assessment.
Following up — Our initial analysis indicates the disruption was caused by an issue with the conference call platform, not our network. Unfortunately, this caused the delay, and we
are working diligently to better understand the issue so we can prevent disruptions in the future.
Trump reported that it's the second time AT&T has disrupted a conference call of this magnitude. As reported by , AT&T initially reached out to to "quickly understand and assess the situation".
Over on Truth Social, Trump his original post, stating, "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"
Almost four hours after its initial reply, to Leavitt's tweet, clarifying, "Our initial analysis indicates the disruption was caused by an issue with the conference call platform, not our [[link]] network".
The conference call platform has not been named, and AT&T didn't reveal how it got this information, though I'd like to imagine a rep talking Trump through his tech woes on the phone.
Donald Trump has seemingly not acknowledged this response since it came in two days ago, and though he's unlikely to have trawled through the Twitter replies, AT&T working with the White House does imply a means of communication between the two. Leavitt has also not acknowledged AT&T's reply. It is unclear right now if the White House will use AT&T's services in the future.
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Trump's Truth Social posts still being live does suggest a spotty connection between the internet provider and the president. Maybe next time, he'll use Starlink—assuming he and Elon Musk resolve their .
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