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USS_Dauntless

(133 posts)
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 05:42 PM Monday

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-phone-is-nowhere-to-be-seen-3-months-after-release-date/

Three months after its promised release date, President Donald Trump’s “patriotic” T1 smartphone is nowhere to be seen.

The project, first announced by the president’s sons Don Jr. and Eric in June at a flashy ceremony in Trump Tower, was intended to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Trump’s first presidential campaign.

Pitched as a made-in-the-USA device powered by a new wireless service called “Trump Mobile,” the gold-plated, American flag-branded smartphone (which looks suspiciously like a Samsung S25) was the latest in a string of tacky branded merchandise pushed by the administration following Trump’s return to power this year.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-phone-is-nowhere-to-be-seen-3-months-after-release-date/

Coming soon! Trump Health™!
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LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! (Original Post) USS_Dauntless Monday OP
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Monday #1
MAGA is. USS_Dauntless Monday #3
Gums and Coke Zero aren't the top choices to rely on when the word "smart" is involved Blue Owl Monday #2
Two weeks, it'll be ready in two weeks! Enter stage left Monday #4
Aha! Maybe that's why Don Jr. was recently seen praying to Ganesha. tanyev Monday #5
Made in China, lots of fun Russian games, Israeli spyware, trump porn. erronis Monday #6
MAGAcal BattleRow Monday #7
The grift angrychair Monday #8
Trump health? BidenRocks Monday #9
I've heard it's called ... ybbor Monday #10
I'm standing in the wrong line Brother Buzz 20 hrs ago #16
I'm surprised TFG and Musk aren't grifting a Trumpmobile. KY_EnviroGuy Monday #11
Mythbusters square wheels USS_Dauntless Monday #12
Here's the actual Trump Mobile. boonecreek Tuesday #13
The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #14
Recommend MaddowBlog-Still no signal from Trump Mobile phones more than five months after launch LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #15

tanyev

(48,391 posts)
5. Aha! Maybe that's why Don Jr. was recently seen praying to Ganesha.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:22 PM
Monday
Ganesha, the beloved deity of Hinduism, holds a special place in the hearts of millions worldwide. Revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences, and the harbinger of wisdom and prosperity, Ganesha embodies the essence of divine grace and benevolence.

https://www.originalbuddhas.com/blog/lord-ganesha?srsltid=AfmBOooMi2QhJ3mYRu2PAs-dzx3bvKMFEMsryJeFIUtkv99ij5QlElmG


erronis

(22,111 posts)
6. Made in China, lots of fun Russian games, Israeli spyware, trump porn.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 07:54 PM
Monday

Leaking all your data like a credit-reporting bureau.

But it is MAGA!

Brother Buzz

(39,372 posts)
16. I'm standing in the wrong line
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 06:16 PM
20 hrs ago

I’m still waiting for the marmalade shartcannon’s tax returns

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,751 posts)
11. I'm surprised TFG and Musk aren't grifting a Trumpmobile.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 08:40 PM
Monday

Powered by bullshit, ego and grandiosity...........

Square wheels standard, round wheels optional for $10K each.

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,197 posts)
14. The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:06 AM
Tuesday

Trump Mobile has posted conflicting photos of the phone and scrubbed mention of its “Made in the USA” promise.

The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay

Trump Mobile has posted conflicting photos of the phone and scrubbed mention of its “Made in the USA” promise.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2025-11-24T18:51:08.646Z

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-mobile-phone-customers-left-waiting-months-delay-rcna245035

In June, President Donald Trump’s two older sons held an event at Trump Tower where they touted a new made-in-the-USA mobile phone with an American flag on its back, plus a new wireless service called Trump Mobile.

The phone was announced on the 10th anniversary of Trump’s presidential campaign launch and was the Trump brand’s first foray into mobile products and services. According to the initial announcement, the phone was supposed to be released in August.

But three months later, there are no signs that the phone has become a reality.

NBC News placed an order for a T1 phone in August, paying the $100 deposit for the purposes of tracking the $499 phone’s development.

After confirming with the credit card company that the transaction was not fraudulent, NBC News received a confirmation email verifying the order.

But the company provided no proactive updates after the order. NBC News made five separate phone calls to the Trump Mobile customer support line between September and November. At one point in October, the call operator promised a specific ship date: Nov. 13.


LetMyPeopleVote

(173,197 posts)
15. Recommend MaddowBlog-Still no signal from Trump Mobile phones more than five months after launch
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 06:08 PM
20 hrs ago

Remember when Trump’s family announced a new wireless phone service and cell phone that would carry his name?



https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/still-no-signal-from-trump-mobile-phones-more-than-five-months-after-launch

So no one was especially surprised in June when the Trump Organization announced the launch of a wireless phone service that would carry the president’s name — marketed to those Donald Trump Jr. described as “real Americans” — and sell a gold-colored $499 phone, dubbed the T1.

At the rollout, the public was told to expect everything to be in place by the end of the year. As November nears its end, what happened? NBC News reported:

NBC News placed an order for a T1 phone in August, paying the $100 deposit for the purposes of tracking the $499 phone’s development. After confirming with the credit card company that the transaction was not fraudulent, NBC News received a confirmation email verifying the order. But the company provided no proactive updates after the order. NBC News made five separate phone calls to the Trump Mobile customer support line between September and November.


In October, NBC News was told to expect a Nov. 13 ship date. When that date came and went, an operator at the call center said to expect delivery in the “beginning of December.” (The same operator blamed delays on the government shutdown, which didn’t appear to make any sense.)

Making matters worse, the Trump Mobile website has gone through a series of edits, including the elimination of release dates and “Made in the USA” assurances.
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