Trump Phones Delayed Again? MAGA Supporters Rage After Paying $100 Deposits
Lawmakers say 590,000 buyers paid $100 deposits for a phone that has not shipped, as the company’s terms say deposits are not binding.
- Nearly 600,000 customers who paid $100 deposits for the Trump Mobile T1 phone have yet to receive the device, collectively handing the venture roughly $59 million since the June 2025 launch.
- Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump announced the project at Trump Tower, initially promising a patriotic 'Made in the USA' build; however, the company removed those references after analysts questioned the manufacturing feasibility.
- Journalist Joseph Cox reported chaotic billing failures and unauthorized charges during pre-orders, while revised terms published on April 6, 2026, state deposits 'does not constitute a completed purchase.'
- Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Robert Garcia led nine lawmakers in writing to the Federal Trade Commission, citing 'a pattern of potentially deceptive practices' regarding unreturned deposits and undelivered phones.
- The company reportedly began selling refurbished iPhones and Samsung devices under 'American' branding, while MAGA forum users report receiving emails indicating their original orders will never arrive.
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We were promised a gold-plated Trump phone
The Trump Mobile launch at Trump Tower on June 16, 2025. (YouTube/Screenshot)On June 16, 2025, President Trump’s two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, announced the launch of Trump Mobile. The new venture’s flagship product was “a sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance“ called the T1 Phone. The pair announced Trump Mobile at Trump Tower in New York City on the 10th anniversary of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign announce…
Not a single phone has been delivered to subscribers, although deliveries were previously promised to take place in the first quarter of this year.
Nearly 600,000 Buyers Paid $60 Million for a Gold Trump Phone That Has Never Arrived
Trump Mobile was announced on 16 June 2025 at Trump Tower in New York City by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of their father's 2016 presidential campaign launch. The venture was built around a single flagship product — the T1, a gold-coloured Android smartphone priced at $499 (£370) and pitched as a patriotic alternative to Apple and Samsung. Buyers were asked to put down a $100 (£74) deposit to secu…
Promised Trump phone in gold: Fury against Trump Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters are said to have paid a deposit of $100, a little under 1,000 Norwegian kroner, for a gold-colored smartphone from the mobile brand Trump Mobile, which is associated with Donald Trump. The buyers were promised that the mobile phone would be "made in the USA" and delivered ready for use by the end of the summer of 2025. Now, almost a year after the launch, no one ha…
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