Womp, and I cannot stress this next part enough, womp.
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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Damn that is fucking hilarious.
What'll be hilarious, is when they file a class action suit to get their money back. That'll be gloriously delicious
Down-payment probably included a binding arbitration clause
Didn't think of that
That's very likely true
So, $5 per litigant after legal fees, assuming the DOJ doesn't step in and claim to be the defendant.
My impression is that Trump mostly just licenses his name to these ventures for a payment and isn't affiliated with them otherwise. I don't think that he likely cares much what happens to the phone buyers or sellers. He's made his money either way.
EDIT: Yeah:
https://www.trump.com/lifestyle/trump-mobile
Trump Mobile, its products and services are not designed, developed, manufactured, distributed or sold by The Trump Organization or any of their respective affiliates or principals. T1 Mobile LLC uses the Trump name and trademark pursuant to the terms of a limited license agreement which may be terminated or revoked according to its terms.
It's some third-party fly-by-night organization doing the actual deal.
So it's basically a Solja boy console situation?
But will they?
They might file a suit. They'll never see that money again though. Not until we have a functioning government again, but by then we'll have much bigger problems to solve than a bunch of idiots getting their money back.
But it'll be a great show to watch
eh... 60-70% chance I'd guess.
So maybe probably?
BAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAA
American population: about 400 million. Cost of the war in Iran: about 20 billion per day. 20 billion divided by 400 million: about 50 dollars a day.
Every single person in America spent the equivalent of this Trump phone in ten days of this war that has lasted more than six times as long. How the man is still America's President, I don't know. But the saga of the $500 cult vaporphone sure explains a lot.
Being in a panopticon prison state has a way of dissuading people from doing the needful.
Obviously there's more nuance than that, but...
Maybe to get an idea of what's going on, look at the timeline at https://maps.deflock.org/timeline
I don't have the spoons for more explanations right now, but we know how badly we're getting fleeced.
It’s bad, but also… it’s extremely complicated. China has a surveillance state. The EU, UK, and US are all flirting with surveillance state technology. You have companies like Palantir, Pegasus, Flock, … promoting their products to governments like magic hat solutions to issues such as terrorism. You have data aggregation companies selling private data to the 3 letter agencies. You have cops willingly using these networks because it makes their job slightly more effortless. You have Trump And Co with their own motives, who would love to find any possible leverage over their perceived enemies. You have AI companies riding the bull of the US economy, all desperately looking for catchy use cases. You have this idea of an AI arms race.
Whatever world we walk into, it’s not looking pretty. It’s looking like we might actually develop something which is going to be damn near impossible to turn off.
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.
How is this legal
The social contract is broken, everything is legal now, for the right people
Because both parties agreed to the contract, both the grifter and the grifted.
I mean sure. Does that mean anyone can do it? Scam old people with fine print, etc?
Yes, it happens all the time, and it's easier if you're a soulless asshole.
Hahaha fucking cults and their morons, i love it.
Frankly, being taken for $100 on a phone is probably a lot better than putting your life savings into one of Trump's memecoins or Truth Social, which some people did.
True.
I’m shocked ! … well I’m not
Where are these MAGA forums?
It is left as an exercise for the reader.
Gas station restroom stall.
Truth Social?
Most likely telegram, gab, and some FB groups. I wouldn't count twitter because those are all bots.