An estimated 590,000 buyers paid a £74 ($100) deposit to secure one, collectively handing the venture roughly £43.7 million ($59 million). 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.

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    Guys guys, forget about the phone, trump is launching the “golden houses”. Just make a deposit of 30k, and you will totally get an amazing palace 100% made of american gold and built by white heterosexual americans workers. This is going to be big, you should pre-order right now.

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    30 days ago

    What I find hilarious about this is that it came out in 2025 and were competitors to Samsung and Iphone and the price point was supposedly $500.

    Did people expect it to be “made in America” (whatever that means) and comparable to the next Gen model of Samsung or Android?

    My focus on this is why did they price it at that level? Did they not expect their supporters to pay $799 or $999?

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      29 days ago

      made* in America

      *units shipped from China to an Argentinian facility (South America is technically “America”) to add the gaudy branding, then shipped to the USA for sale.

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    So you’re telling me people willingly gave money to the guy that is notorious for scamming people and running every business he touches into bankruptcy?

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    29 days ago

    Tots And Pears!

    Seriously, how fucking stupid did you have to be to even want one of these, never mind the fact that it’s associated with a total con man known for failing and not paying debts and scams?

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    I’m a bit confused but my understanding is they updated the TOS. The new terms say it is at the discretion of the president if he wants to offer the phone for sale or not

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    29 days ago

    I don’t even know why PEDOnald is even bothering with such small fry like this. 47 million. Meh.

    Hasn’t he been running cryptocrimes to the tune of billions? This seems like a waste of time.

    But still, kind of hilarious to see how the redcaps are getting owned by their White Jesus.