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struggle4progress

(126,702 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 06:46 AM 10 hrs ago

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 10 hrs ago OP
... there are no signs that a single T1 Phone has shipped ... struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #1
The "shipped" phones Roy Rolling 8 hrs ago #12
... rump Mobile confirms it exposed customers' personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses ... struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #2
A similar phone sells for $179 at Walmart gab13by13 10 hrs ago #3
$126.99 on Amazon William Seger 9 hrs ago #5
+1 dalton99a 6 hrs ago #25
Yeah, but...... SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #9
Don't forget the American flag on the back! mwmisses4289 7 hrs ago #17
"american" flag Tben 6 hrs ago #24
It's hard for them to count when they run out of fingers. GreenWave 5 hrs ago #27
Couldn't you just put the phone you have in a gold case? karynnj 7 hrs ago #21
Of course they could. SergeStorms 2 hrs ago #28
"How stupid are Magats?" IronLionZion 8 hrs ago #15
You can't cure stupid Blumancru 7 hrs ago #18
Tin can with string. Emile 9 hrs ago #4
Speaking of string... BH liberal 9 hrs ago #6
A most excellent point. niyad 8 hrs ago #13
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad 8 hrs ago #14
Found a picture of his new phone he's conning off. Emile 6 hrs ago #22
;-{) LEGACY MODEL Goonch 9 hrs ago #7
ha ha. Of course it is Trumpy gold colored!! riversedge 8 hrs ago #10
The Trump Phone is exactly the bad deal you expected We called it "hard to recommend" two years ago Celerity 9 hrs ago #8
And who's gonna wanna pull out one of these beauties in public after all this? Might as... OGBuzz 8 hrs ago #11
Eric. rubbersole 7 hrs ago #16
It's true: a fool and his money are soon parted MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #19
This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan 7 hrs ago #20
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Sneederbunk 6 hrs ago #23
Who would pay $500 for a refirbished 2024 model in 2026? aeromanKC 5 hrs ago #26
Dumpster diving to fill the orders lame54 2 hrs ago #29
The American flag on the new Trump mobile phone only has 11 stripes LetMyPeopleVote 52 min ago #30

Roy Rolling

(7,723 posts)
12. The "shipped" phones
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:56 AM
8 hrs ago

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

(32,810 posts)
3. A similar phone sells for $179 at Walmart
Sun May 24, 2026, 07:11 AM
10 hrs ago

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

(20,840 posts)
9. Yeah, but......
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:24 AM
8 hrs ago

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

GreenWave

(12,817 posts)
27. It's hard for them to count when they run out of fingers.
Sun May 24, 2026, 11:28 AM
5 hrs ago

Ten, eleven, eleventy-two, etc.

karynnj

(61,110 posts)
21. Couldn't you just put the phone you have in a gold case?
Sun May 24, 2026, 10:11 AM
7 hrs ago

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

SergeStorms

(20,840 posts)
28. Of course they could.
Sun May 24, 2026, 02:30 PM
2 hrs ago

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

IronLionZion

(51,576 posts)
15. "How stupid are Magats?"
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:12 AM
8 hrs ago

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

BH liberal

(173 posts)
6. Speaking of string...
Sun May 24, 2026, 07:36 AM
9 hrs ago

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)

OGBuzz

(669 posts)
11. And who's gonna wanna pull out one of these beauties in public after all this? Might as...
Sun May 24, 2026, 08:48 AM
8 hrs ago

well have "sucker" tattooed on your forehead.

MIButterfly

(3,166 posts)
19. It's true: a fool and his money are soon parted
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:48 AM
7 hrs ago

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)

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,334 posts)
30. The American flag on the new Trump mobile phone only has 11 stripes
Sun May 24, 2026, 04:24 PM
52 min ago

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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