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"textContent": "submitted by streetfestival to boycottus\n38 points | 11 comments\nhttps://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-t1-phone-scandal-1795914\n\n> Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters paid £74 ($100) each towards a gold smartphone that, nearly a year on, does not exist.\n\n> The Trump Mobile T1 phone was announced in June 2025 by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump as a patriotic alternative to Apple and Samsung, retailing at £370 ($499) and promising a ‘Made in the USA’ build.\n\n> An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a £74 ($100) deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly £43.7 million ($59 million). As of May 2026, not a single confirmed customer has received the device. Now, a fresh wave of anger is spreading across MAGA forums after buyers received communication making clear that their money is, for all practical purposes, gone.",
"title": "MAGAs Are Fuming After Email Confirms They Will Never Get Their $500 Trump Phones or Deposits Back"
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