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struggle4progress

(126,732 posts) Sun May 24, 2026, 06:46 AM Sunday

The Trump phone is here. Critics say it's junk

Salon
Garrett Owen
Thu, May 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT

... the phone’s release faced delays, with the launch date originally set for August 2025. It was pushed back to October but failed to be released a second time.

Last week, the Trump family’s mobile phone company announced in a social media post that the phones would be “shipping this week” to customers who preordered the device. Reportedly, some 590,000 customers placed $100 preorders for the device, creating a collective $59 million in deposits.

“Phones that were preordered are starting to be delivered to customers this week,” Trump Mobile ​CEO Pat O’Brien said in a statement to Reuters last Wednesday. At the time, there was no indication from the company nor from customers that the devices had been delivered. When asked for clarification on shipping and deliveries, neither Trump Mobile nor the Trump Organization responded to Salon’s request for comment ...

The T1 appears to be a slightly modified, Chinese-manufactured Android device called the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G that was briefly recalled after its launch 2024 due to quality control and regulatory issues ...

https://tech.yahoo.com/phones/articles/trump-phone-critics-junk-103004613.html

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The Trump phone is here. Critics say it's junk (Original Post) struggle4progress Sunday OP
... there are no signs that a single T1 Phone has shipped ... struggle4progress Sunday #1
The "shipped" phones Roy Rolling Sunday #12
... rump Mobile confirms it exposed customers' personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses ... struggle4progress Sunday #2
A similar phone sells for $179 at Walmart gab13by13 Sunday #3
$126.99 on Amazon William Seger Sunday #5
+1 dalton99a Sunday #25
Yeah, but...... SergeStorms Sunday #9
Don't forget the American flag on the back! mwmisses4289 Sunday #17
"american" flag Tben Sunday #24
It's hard for them to count when they run out of fingers. GreenWave Sunday #27
Couldn't you just put the phone you have in a gold case? karynnj Sunday #21
Of course they could. SergeStorms Sunday #28
"How stupid are Magats?" IronLionZion Sunday #15
You can't cure stupid Blumancru Sunday #18
Tin can with string. Emile Sunday #4
Speaking of string... BH liberal Sunday #6
A most excellent point. niyad Sunday #13
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Sunday #14
Found a picture of his new phone he's conning off. Emile Sunday #22
;-{) LEGACY MODEL Goonch Sunday #7
ha ha. Of course it is Trumpy gold colored!! riversedge Sunday #10
The Trump Phone is exactly the bad deal you expected We called it "hard to recommend" two years ago Celerity Sunday #8
And who's gonna wanna pull out one of these beauties in public after all this? Might as... OGBuzz Sunday #11
Eric. rubbersole Sunday #16
It's true: a fool and his money are soon parted MIButterfly Sunday #19
This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Sunday #20
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Sneederbunk Sunday #23
Who would pay $500 for a refirbished 2024 model in 2026? aeromanKC Sunday #26
Dumpster diving to fill the orders lame54 Sunday #29
The American flag on the new Trump mobile phone only has 11 stripes LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #30

Roy Rolling

(7,727 posts)
12. The "shipped" phones
Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:56 AM
Sunday

I think there were samples sent to journalists and bloggers to spread the word “the phones have shipped to customers”.

Like everything….it is a lie.

gab13by13

(32,845 posts)
3. A similar phone sells for $179 at Walmart
Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)
Sun May 24, 2026, 07:11 AM
Sunday

Krasnov's bargain phone is $499.

How stupid are Magats to buy something from Krasnov sight unseen. Krasnov should have sent them 2 soup cans and a piece of string, just put American flags on the cans.

SergeStorms

(20,868 posts)
9. Yeah, but......
Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:24 AM
Sunday

Trump phones are gold in color and have a big "T" on them. That's worth the extra money right there!

GreenWave

(12,832 posts)
27. It's hard for them to count when they run out of fingers.
Reply to Tben (Reply #24)
Sun May 24, 2026, 11:28 AM
Sunday

Ten, eleven, eleventy-two, etc.

karynnj

(61,129 posts)
21. Couldn't you just put the phone you have in a gold case?
Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #9)
Sun May 24, 2026, 10:11 AM
Sunday

Then add MAGA sticker or a t sticker. Much cheaper and you have a working phone.

SergeStorms

(20,868 posts)
28. Of course they could.
Reply to karynnj (Reply #21)
Sun May 24, 2026, 02:30 PM
Sunday

But the cult are addicted to official DJT signature merchandise. An actual MAGAt would expose that charade in a second!

IronLionZion

(51,588 posts)
15. "How stupid are Magats?"
Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:12 AM
Sunday

That question yields surprising new answers every day and may be limitless

BH liberal

(176 posts)
6. Speaking of string...
Reply to Emile (Reply #4)
Sun May 24, 2026, 07:36 AM
Sunday

As the Trumpkins were delaying and delaying the delivery of these junk phones...stringing along their foolish customers...think of all the interest the bastids were making on those deposits.

Response to BH liberal (Reply #6)

niyad This message was self-deleted by its author.

OGBuzz

(700 posts)
11. And who's gonna wanna pull out one of these beauties in public after all this? Might as...
Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:48 AM
Sunday

well have "sucker" tattooed on your forehead.

MIButterfly

(3,182 posts)
19. It's true: a fool and his money are soon parted
Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:48 AM
Sunday

Looks like 590,000 fools. Why anybody would pay good money for anything associated with that grifter boggles my little mind.

Unbelievable.

And now that I think of it, how is he getting away with selling phones, watches, shoes, Bibles, etc., when you're not supposed to profit from the presidency? They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm. Oh yeah, I forgot, DJT gets away with EVERYTHING.

Response to struggle4progress (Original post)

MineralMan This message was self-deleted by its author.

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,467 posts)
30. The American flag on the new Trump mobile phone only has 11 stripes
Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)
Sun May 24, 2026, 04:24 PM
Sunday

trump does not know or care about the American flag

The American flag on the new Trump mobile phone only has 11 stripes. How many original colonies were there?

— Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) 2026-05-19T17:19:07.497Z



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