I love it when conservatives get fleeced, but not when their money goes to felon rapist pedophiles that use it to harm America.
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2026
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LOL $460 and two years old.
wait. it's a real functioning phone?
Yes, with truth social pre-installed
So a two year old phone with junkware preinstalled?
Yeah that's what he said
What, anyone actually expected Drumpf to put in any effort? 🤣
He just licenses his name to these things. He doesn't manufacture all these "Trump" products.
This is true for all things including his presidency
He didn't even paint it himself?
And say what you will about the T1, but let’s give credit where it’s due. Trump Mobile aren’t gouging their fanbase…not yet anyway. Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.
Honestly the most shocking thing about it.
The most shocking thing is that buyers actually received their devices.
To my knowledge, no buyers have received their devices. Some media samples were sent.
Not sure if MAGA tiktokkers are part of the media samples, but I have seen a few videos of them already.
most likely it has bloatware, and some spyware in the phone.
I'm surprised it's a gold painted HTC phone from two years ago (good quality even if probably HTC had a warehouse full of unsold inventory that they were happy to repaint at huge discount) and not the cheapest shit that you can find on Alibaba with a soc from a decade ago and the ROM already preloaded with malware.
Be prepared to see the return of the hip-mounted phone-holster.
It will certainly be placed next to the open-carry holster.
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I am genuinely surprised... I didn't know HTC even still existed
They do, just don't release phones in the States anymore. It's a shame because I really liked their phones.
"In May 2019, then-United States President Donald Trump announced that HUAWEI and several other Chinese companies were now on the “Entity List.” Companies on this list cannot do business with any organization that operates in the United States."
Oh good golly it's going to be a wonderful day today!
Edit: as ahornsirup pointed out, this isn't really relevant. I got crossed up searching HTC with Huawei somewhere along the line.
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They were my favorite when they were big. RIP
I miss my HTC One M9, probably favorite phone I've ever owned. I'd love a more modern version of it.
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Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.
lol
Another great snip:
a phone designed in China, made in China, with the vast majority of parts sourced from China. I’m failing to find any stirring of American pride within me. I’ve certainly felt it before, so I can confirm that it is absent at this time.
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HTC probably gave him a discount not to attach their name
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Made in China?
Gyna.
The shipping label was generated in America
HTC is Taiwanese, but the components are mostly from Southeast Asia and of course, Mainland China.
Ta, it seems that HTC have stopped manufacturing as of this year and the U24 stocks are still available but being run down in some markets (I read that as developing countries but it obviously includes the USA 🤔). Trump must have got a fire sale deal on an end of life model. A great deal for everyone!
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I am surprised it is actually a clone of something people have heard of. I was expecting something on the level of what you can get for $50 at Walmart.
It’s not even a clone, it’s literally a rebadged HTC
Honestly I am just shocked that a physical phone exists at all.
It didn't. After customers started to post online, the media picked it up. Trump inc (co?) did the same thing with Trump watches and his Trump shoes. Both produce a rip-off product and only after being caught.
Fuck him!
Jimmy Carter was considered a complete failure by republicans. He had high inflation, high energy prices, high unemployment, and American lives lost in Iran.
Trump speedran that and the opposite party was not actively colluding to undermind him. I still haven't brought up Carter having to sale his farm and his brother.
NGL, I expected worse.
Still wouldn't buy it on a fucking dare, but I was expecting at least a 10 year old phone, not a 2 year old one.
Don't give them credit for anything. They intended to keep all their money, and stiff the MAGA dummies. Then it hit the media in a big way, and they decided to get it done ASAP.
So they found a manufacturer that had enough inventory to fulfill the orders, and went with them. Under those circumstances it would almost certainly be a fairly recent model. Ten year old phones might not even have manufacturer support. The fact that they had so many hanging around means this model was probably a dog.
The time gap between the news stories about Trump Media's terms and the release of the Trump Phone was only a month or less. Not enough time to put together something like that. My personal conspiracy theory has been that it was an attempt to embarrass the press. The phones were ready to be shipped and TM changed the terms to say there was no guarantee any "Device will be commercially released". They let that play out on the blogs for a while then released the phones. Now the narrative can be "look how wrong The Media was" instead of, "Look at how cheap these phones made in China are".
Trump always find a way to scam his supporters
Fake, cheap, and plastic with a huge price tag. What a perfect representation of the United States.
The validity of the “Assembled in the USA” markings aside, the big question for many is why can’t a smartphone be made in the US? Again, there are lots of reasons but the big ones are the absence of the necessary manufacturing base, the lack of expertise in the labour pool, and cost. Bringing any part of the production line to the US, even the simpler non-electronic components like the chassis and the back cover, would put upward pressure on the price of the final product.
And say what you will about the T1, but let’s give credit where it’s due. Trump Mobile aren’t gouging their fanbase…not yet anyway. Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.
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So it's a recoloured 2024 phone from China with a slightly larger battery from the Philippines that can't charge as fast.
i bet that’s the “assembled in the usa” bit. putting the battery in the phone
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Isnt this just Honor and Trumphone using the same ODM and not Trumphone reskinning an Honor phone?
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