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moonshinegnomie

(4,079 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:05 PM May 9

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 May 9 OP
Buy Trump, get chumped. tanyev May 9 #1
good one!! riversedge May 9 #3
Suckers got grifted hard. Dave Bowman May 9 #2
I think a ton of those "deposits" were bribes from "ghost" users. I mean thats 50 million bucks Cheezoholic May 9 #4
Guess they go along with the trump sneakers that people are still waiting on. mwmisses4289 May 9 #5
There will be litigation on the refundability of the deposits LetMyPeopleVote May 10 #6

Cheezoholic

(3,938 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
May 9

Just another way to slip him cash for favor's

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,360 posts)
6. There will be litigation on the refundability of the deposits
Sun May 10, 2026, 07:37 PM
May 10

This form does not expressly provide that the deposit is non-refundable. There may be other contractual provisions that may provide that the refunds are non-refundable but normally the courts will construe such provisions very narrowly.. There will be litigation and trump should be forced to refund these deposits This will be fun to watch


I know that trump is taking the position that the deposits are nonrefundable but there will be litigation on this issue

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