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

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

Nov. 24, 2025, 5:00 AM EST


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.

That date passed without an update, and when NBC News followed up with the call center, an operator said the delivery would now be in the “beginning of December,” with no specific date. The operator cited the government shutdown as a reason for the delay, without further explanation.

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

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The operator cited the government shutdown as a reason for the delay, without further explanation.

What does a PRIVATE COMPANY's sales activities have to do with ANYTHING related to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT's shutdown?

[mountain grammy]

1. scammers gonna scam

[durablend]

2. I'm shocked

[lark]

3. trumpenfraud never provides a real product for the people.

Scam, scam, scam is all they do.

[tanyev]

4. Don't worry, it'll arrive in two weeks.

[oasis]

5. "If it exists it would be a very nice phone......

….for me to poop on”
said Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.

[Diamond_Dog]

6. Typical of dealing with anything with the Trump name on it.

Flushing your money down the toilet would be easier.

[Goonch]

7. ;-{)

[Botany]

8. Trump was running a scam?

&t=31s

[C_U_L8R]

9. Funny, no ones seen the downpayments either

Magats and their money, so easily parted

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Concepts of a phone

My guess is manufacturers are hesitant about licensing with them. Plus, Made in U.S.A.? Really? Hot Dog Phone.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Probably this -

ALWAYS available "in gold"!

[bucolic_frolic]

13. You're up on this technology

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Works fine, lasts a long time!

( "long distance" cords also available for an additional fee per foot)

[Ray Bruns]

18. Nope. More like this.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. But there's no "connection" to the other party!

[Tetrachloride]

22. string the customer

[Hugin]

11. " ... was the Trump brand's first foray into mobile products and services."

Not true, Trump had one in the early ‘aughts. Of course, it was set up as a pyramid scheme and I remember it because an associate who falls for every con that comes down the pike was trying to sell it to all of their friends and family.

[quaint]

14. Mail, Internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule

FTC 16 CFR Part 435
Rule Summary
The Rule, issued in 1975, requires sellers who solicit buyers to order merchandise through the mail, via the Internet, or by phone to have a reasonable basis to expect that the sellers can ship within the advertised time frame, or, if no time frame is specified, within 30 days. The Rule also requires that, when a seller cannot ship within the promised time, the seller must obtain the buyer’s consent to a delay in shipping or refund payment for the unshipped merchandise.

[twodogsbarking]

16. Fischer Price is suing for patent infringement.

[Ray Bruns]

19. Nuh-uh! Trump's phone is a totally original design.

Trump phone

[PJMcK]

17. Were the gold sneakers ever delivered? (n/t)

[mwooldri]

25. Apparently yes.

The Trump Store in Boones Mill, VA touted their in-store availability. I have the "pleasure" of driving past that place 2x a day most workdays.

[Martin68]

20. One more broken promise, one more failed business venture. Another day in the life of

Donald Q Trump.

[ToxMarz]

21. Following the Trump playbook

they will eventually just declare bankruptcy, walk away with the money and leave some penniliess schmuck holding the bag.

[Owens]

23. What does making a phone have to do with the shutdown?

Are us taxpayers paying to make these phones?

[mwooldri]

24. Vaporware.

A speciality of the Trump Crime Family.

[struggle4progress]

26. They take your money and they don't care!

Hinky dinky parley voo!