Remember the night that T-Mobile’s John Legere took on a future U.S. president?،
But hands down, the most astonishing story happened in April 2015, when then-T-Mobile CEO John Legere got into a Twitter fight with Donald Trump just weeks before Trump came down the escalator from Trump Tower to announce his candidacy. At the time, Legere was in his third year as CEO of TMobile and the carrier was dead last among the four American majors.
Two heavyweight executives clash on Twitter in 2015
The story begins with Legere in his room at a Trump-owned hotel as street musicians played loudly right outside the manager's room. TMobileThe CEO of complained on Twitter about the service at Trump's hotel, leading Trump to respond in a tweet: “T-Mobile service is horrible! Why can't you do something about it improve for your customers. I don't want it to be there.” my buildings.” The future president added in a separate tweet that “Verizon is the best service provider.”
Legere responded by saying, “I will openly serve all guests in the United States, but I will obviously leave your hotel immediately on this basis. #checkingout.” Nearly four years later, TMobile spent $195,000 booking rooms and hosting events at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC. At the time, it was rumored that TMobile gave the Trump hotel its role in preventing the president from using his influence with his personally appointed FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, to block the TMobile merger with Sprint.
Today, both Legere and Trump are seeking to regain power. Trump, of course, will be the Republican nominee for president in next November's election. About 14 months ago, just after Elon Musk took control of Twitter after purchasing the company, Legere sent Musk a tweet suggesting that he, Legere, be given the task of running the media platform social under siege.
