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moonshinegnomie

(4,060 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:05 PM 1 hr ago

trump screwed over the idiots that tried to buy his trump phone

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-t1-phone-controversy-1795258

The promise, however, began unravelling almost immediately. Within days of the June 2025 launch, claims that the phone would be domestically produced were quietly removed from the website. Trump Mobile launched with 'MADE IN THE USA' as a banner headline. By February 2026, executives confirmed that the phone would not be manufactured in the US. Final assembly of roughly the last ten components would occur in Miami, with bulk production happening overseas.

Multiple delivery dates were given and missed. NBC News placed a £79 ($100) deposit in August 2025. A customer service operator promised a specific ship date of 13 November 2025, which passed without any update. When NBC News followed up, operators cited the US government shutdown as the reason for the delay. That explanation drew immediate scrutiny, given that Trump Mobile is a private company managed by Trump's adult sons and has no formal connection to the federal government. As of April 2026, the T1 phone had still not received a new release date



what a suprise. anyone who gave him a nickle deserves to lose it...
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trump screwed over the idiots that tried to buy his trump phone (Original Post) moonshinegnomie 1 hr ago OP
Buy Trump, get chumped. tanyev 1 hr ago #1
good one!! riversedge 1 hr ago #3
Suckers got grifted hard. Dave Bowman 1 hr ago #2
I think a ton of those "deposits" were bribes from "ghost" users. I mean thats 50 million bucks Cheezoholic 1 hr ago #4
Guess they go along with the trump sneakers that people are still waiting on. mwmisses4289 1 hr ago #5

Cheezoholic

(3,842 posts)
4. I think a ton of those "deposits" were bribes from "ghost" users. I mean thats 50 million bucks
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:14 PM
1 hr ago

Just another way to slip him cash for favor's

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