Supporters of Donald Trump have voiced frustration online after months of waiting for the release of the Trump-branded “T1” mobile phone, despite having already paid deposits for the device. The phone, promoted by Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump through their Trump Mobile venture, was originally expected to launch in August 2025.
However, more than nine months later, no release date is currently listed on the Trump Mobile website. Reports suggest that nearly 600,000 people have paid a $100 deposit to reserve the device.
Some Trump supporters have publicly complained about the delay on social media platforms. In a TikTok video that circulated widely online, one man identifying himself as a Trump supporter criticised the delay.
“Hey, Trump supporter here,” he said. “This one goes out to Don Jr. and Eric… where the f–k’s my phone? I ordered three, no four gold Trump phones in the summer.”
MAGA Brained moron is wondering when is he getting his Trump phone#trump #trumpphone pic.twitter.com/qaUaYdUGA8
— USNewsFeed (@USNewsFeed_) May 10, 2026
Questions have also been raised online about the deposits collected for the device.
One X user wrote: “600,000 people ordered the Trump phone, put $100 deposit down on it, and never got it. So where’s the $60 million Donnie?”
The project has also drawn attention over changes to how the phone’s manufacturing has been described. When the T1 was first unveiled, the company prominently promoted the device as “Made in America”.
Last year, Donald Trump Jr. told podcaster Benny Johnson: “You can build these phones in the United States. Eventually, all the phones can be built in the United States of America. We have to bring manufacturing back here.”
But the wording later changed on the company’s website.
The phrase “Made in America” was removed and replaced with language saying the phone was “brought to life right here in the USA” with “American hands”.
The site now describes the device as being “designed with American values in mind”, “shaped by American innovation” and supported by “American teams helping guide design and quality”.
The Trump Mobile website also states that pre-ordering the phone “does not guarantee that a Device will be produced or made available for purchase”, according to reports from AppleInsider.
The Trump brothers previously said they launched the venture because they believed existing mobile products lacked quality. “We felt there was lacklustre performance … in the mobile industry, and so with Trump Mobile, we’re going to be introducing a higher package of products,” Donald Trump Jr. said last year.
Trump Mobile’s service plans reportedly begin at $47.45 per month, a reference to Trump’s two presidential terms.
