The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay
Source: NBC News
Nov. 24, 2025, 5:00 AM EST
In June, President Donald Trumps 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 Trumps presidential campaign launch and was the Trump brands 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 phones 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
What does a PRIVATE COMPANY's sales activities have to do with ANYTHING related to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT's shutdown?
mountain grammy
(28,498 posts)durablend
(8,805 posts)lark
(25,788 posts)Scam, scam, scam is all they do.
tanyev
(48,416 posts)oasis
(53,242 posts)
.for me to poop on
said Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.
Diamond_Dog
(39,353 posts)Flushing your money down the toilet would be easier.
Goonch
(4,140 posts)
Botany
(76,023 posts)C_U_L8R
(48,627 posts)Magats and their money, so easily parted
bucolic_frolic
(53,486 posts)My guess is manufacturers are hesitant about licensing with them. Plus, Made in U.S.A.? Really? Hot Dog Phone.
BumRushDaShow
(164,056 posts)ALWAYS available "in gold"!
bucolic_frolic
(53,486 posts)BumRushDaShow
(164,056 posts)( "long distance" cords also available for an additional fee per foot)
Ray Bruns
(5,838 posts)
BumRushDaShow
(164,056 posts)Ray Bruns
(5,838 posts)BumRushDaShow
(164,056 posts)I JUST saw that in the (microscopic QR coded) "fine print"!
Tetrachloride
(9,263 posts)Hugin
(37,206 posts)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
(4,472 posts)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 buyers consent to a delay in shipping or refund payment for the unshipped merchandise.
twodogsbarking
(17,043 posts)Ray Bruns
(5,838 posts)Trump phone

twodogsbarking
(17,043 posts)PJMcK
(24,501 posts)mwooldri
(10,767 posts)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.
For years I had to walk past Trump Tower in NYC on my way to work. What a dump!
Martin68
(26,753 posts)Donald Q Trump.
ToxMarz
(2,651 posts)they will eventually just declare bankruptcy, walk away with the money and leave some penniliess schmuck holding the bag.
Owens
(581 posts)Are us taxpayers paying to make these phones?
mwooldri
(10,767 posts)A speciality of the Trump Crime Family.
struggle4progress
(125,233 posts)Hinky dinky parley voo!