Trump Mobile gives no delivery date for delayed T1 smartphone

7 articles · Updated · Times Now · May 9

About 600,000 customers who paid $100 refundable deposits after the June 2025 launch by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are still waiting.
The phone was first pushed back by the government shutdown to January 2026, but customers say the company has provided little communication and anger has spread on TikTok and X.
Terms say deposits do not guarantee production or purchase, while the $499 handset's branding shifted from "Made in the USA" to "designed with American values".

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