By John Q. Hosedrinker 
The highly anticipated “patriotic” T1 smartphone, unveiled in June by the Trump administration, is facing significant delays, with its promised late-August release date unmet. Promised as a “Made in the USA” device, the gold-plated smartphone, marketed with a new wireless service called “Trump Mobile,” has pushed its shipping date back multiple times. The project’s website has removed any specific release date, instead continuing to accept deposits while assuring customers of availability “later this year,” and the promise of full American manufacturing has been walked back. Industry experts have cited the immense challenges of manufacturing smartphones entirely within the United States as a primary cause for the setbacks.
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Trump Phone Is Nowhere to Be Seen 3 Months After Release Date is, well, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher, isn’t it? You’d think, after all the hype and the initial deposits, you’d at least see *something*. But as the days turn into weeks and then months, the silence is deafening. Three months post-release date and it’s like the phone, much like a certain elusive individual, has vanished into thin air.
The initial promise, remember? Customers were asked to put down a $100 deposit to secure a $499 device. A cool $100, just to be in line for this technological marvel. But, as some have noted, that deposit was apparently confirmed but never fulfilled. It’s almost as if the whole thing was built on a foundation of… well, let’s just say it wasn’t exactly solid ground. The speculation is rampant, and the ideas are plentiful, but the phone itself remains a ghost.
One of the more colorful theories floating around suggests it’s going to be a rebadged, cheap phone that’s been given the gold-paint treatment. Think of it as the digital equivalent of those gaudy decorations. Others are even less charitable, drawing parallels to past ventures, like the Trump watches, and painting a picture of a broader pattern. “MAGA duped ♾️ times,” someone quipped, and it’s hard not to see the irony there. Sneakers, NFTs, the WFLI – the list of failed products seems to keep growing.
The most cynical (and perhaps most realistic) take? That this whole thing was a way to collect money. A way to get people to hand over their cash and then… well, nothing. No phone. No product. Just a bunch of promises and a growing sense of disillusionment. Some even jokingly throw out the idea of money laundering, suggesting the $499 price tag was just a way for foreign parties to funnel cash. Considering how many times he has scammed his followers with his other products such as shoes, bitcoin, vodka and steaks, it’s not a far reach.
The story echoes of other tales of grift and con artistry, where the promise of a product is just a hook to reel in the gullible. Someone even brought up the Freedom 251 phone scam in India. You can almost see the gears turning in the background, a well-worn template being followed to the letter. Right-wing grift is down to the template.
It’s almost like the old saying about fools and their money applies. You can practically hear the collective sigh of those who saw this coming, the ones who shook their heads and said, “Here we go again.” And it makes you wonder what about the others, the ones who did buy into the hype. They put down their money, they got excited about this phone, and now they’re left with… nothing.
Then there’s the question of timing. He released it after all the others, why do they expect that this phone will be different. The timing, the promises, the execution – it all seemed a bit off. It leaves one with a distinct feeling that this might just be another in a long line of products that never really existed in the first place. You have to wonder how many rubes got grifted again.
And the sneakers? Were they ever delivered? You know, the gold ones, which would fit this narrative perfectly. It’s a reminder that this isn’t just about a phone. It’s about a brand, a persona, and the lengths people will go to support it. The phone, at this point, is just a symbol. A symbol of broken promises, of unmet expectations, and of a pattern that seems to repeat itself, time and time again.
The only mystery remaining is if anyone in this forum bought it and whether they will actually receive the phone in two weeks.