MAGA are among the easiest people you can scam. The reasons why are harsh: they’re poorly educated, extremely gullible, have no critical thinking abilities, and are primed to believe whatever nonsense an authority figure tells them
Donald Trump and his associates basically treat them as a source of free money: just put Trump’s name on some awful product and they’ll instantly throw their hard-earned cash at you. Enter the “T1 Trump Mobile”, a gaudy golden handset unveiled in June 2025 that was supposed to be “engineered for performance and proudly designed and built in the United States”.
600,000 people got the Trump phone. Scratch that. 600,000 people ordered the Trump phone, put $100 deposit down on it, and never got it. So where’s the $60 million Donnie?
— MAGA Cult Slayer🦅🇺🇸 (@MAGACult2) April 29, 2026
Around 600,000 MAGA devotees rushed to place a $100 deposit to secure what would undoubtedly be the hot tech product of 2026, making Trump Mobile a nice $60 million.
Folks, they’re not sending their smartest
The November 2025 deadline rolled around for the phone’s release, and MAGA anxiously watched their inboxes for a shipping confirmation. Then came a delay to mid-March. Still nothing. Then “sometime in Q1 2026”. Nada.
A dawning realization set in that the phone isn’t coming. That was upgraded to outright anger when the Trump Mobile terms and conditions were updated. This currently reads:
Apparently, MAGA didn't see the update to the terms and conditions on the Trump phone
— BonkDaCarnivore (@BonkDaCarnivore) May 9, 2026
And people are now getting emails saying that their phone will never arrive, with no mention of them getting their deposits back. Go buy another $50 red trucker hat, cause fell for it again. https://t.co/xBaFnPIA3Z pic.twitter.com/cNBIgx8nha
“A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. A deposit is not a purchase, does not constitute acceptance of an order, does not create a contract for sale, does not transfer ownership or title interest, does not allocate or reserve specific inventory, and does not guarantee that a Device will be produced or made available for purchase.”
They also underline that “Trump Mobile does not guarantee that the Device will be commercially released”, and say they won’t be held responsible for “causes beyond its reasonable control”. These include:
“Regulatory review, carrier certification delays, component shortages, labor disruptions, governmental orders, acts of God, transportation interruptions, or third-party supplier failures.”
Guys, I uh, don’t think you’re seeing that $100 deposit again. So where is that $60 million? Well, Trump Mobile is refusing to answer queries from the press, so we simply don’t know. Democrats are pushing for an FTC investigation into Trump Mobile, but don’t appear to be getting anywhere (note, Trump appointee Andrew Ferguson is the current FTC head):
“The members asked the agency to address, by February 14, 2026, whether the Trump Mobile issues to date constitute deceptive practices and whether agency personnel have communicated with President Trump, the Trump Organization, or Trump Mobile at all about the T1 phone. In addition, the lawmakers asked the FTC to explain how it would respond to attempts from the Trump White House to interfere with the agency’s actions.”
Maybe in the future MAGA disciples might hesitate before opening their wallets for the next Trump-branded trinket. But we suspect they’ll simply shrug and figure that sure, they got scammed for the university, the steaks, the vodka, and the phone – but surely he wouldn’t try to screw us over on the golden Trump Lawnmower!
Published: May 11, 2026 06:30 am