In Reply to: Trump broke farming again posted by russsmith on May 10, 2026 at 17:07:31
Oh no, wait:
I believe it’s also fair to say that Trump’s fundamental life goal is not to advance white supremacy, which in his case like in that of so many others is merely a largely unconscious and reflexive set of beliefs, but rather to rip people off, brazenly and continuously:
Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters paid $100 each towards a gold smartphone that, nearly a year on, does not exist.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 $499, and promising a ‘Made in the USA’ build.
An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a $100 deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly $59 million.
Can you guess what happened next?
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.Wait, Donald Trump promised something in exchange for money, took the money, and then didn’t provide the thing promised? This actually happened?
The clearest signal yet that buyers may never see either a phone or their money came with a revised terms of service published on 6 April 2026. The updated document states explicitly that paying a deposit ‘does not constitute a completed purchase and does not create a binding legal contract.’ The payment is described as ‘a conditional opportunity to buy the device if Trump Mobile eventually chooses to sell it,’ with the company retaining all control over whether a phone is produced at all.
You almost have to admire the slimy grifter in Trump that picks out his idiot devotees for the cheapest and easiest grift. I hope the Village Idiot put in for a dozen of the vapor phones.