They say, making money while you sleep is the best.
Nearly 600,000 customers paid $100 deposits, about $59 million total, for the T1 gold phones being shilled by #DonaldTrump. As of May 2026, not a single confirmed customer has received a phone. No firm release date has been given, and Trump Mobile has not responded to media requests.
Initial shipping was promised for late summer 2025, then pushed to “later in the year,” then to January 2026 … then silence. Customer complaints have piled up across forums with users reporting unreturned deposits and vague customer service responses.
Grifting America to Greatness.
Trump took $59 million from 590,000 Americans for a phone that may never exist.
Then quietly updated the terms:
“No guarantee a phone will be produced or sold.”
The crypto coin. The sneakers. The Bible. The gold card. The ballroom. The phone.
Every single time the same pattern.
Take the money. Change the terms. Walk away.