600,000 people sent in $100 deposits for this thing—!😧 (Dumbass is laughing all the way to the bank. )

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    Lol, what a bunch of stupid assholes.

    Zero sympathy, fuck them and I hope they lose even more money in the future by still being stupid dickheads.

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      Now this is a sticker I want. Gonna start slapping this puppy on gas pumps over the stupid “I did that!” Biden stickers.

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    The clearest signal yet that buyers may never see either a phone or their money came with 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.

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      That is absolutely fucking hilarious.

      I also don’t think contracts work that way, otherwise that shit would be WAY more common. heh. But I’m also pretty sure nobody will see a penny back anyway.

      I’d feel bad for them if they weren’t fucking in the middle of turning our nation into a fascist hellhole.

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        that’s how terms of service work on the internet. companies alter the terms whenever and however they like, and often to the detriment of the end user. it’s technically not legal, but they do it anyway.

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          If a tech company changes the agreement, you are able to stop using the service if you don’t like the new terms. With this phone people have already put money down for it. As long as they didn’t agree to these new terms, they should be eligible for a refund if the product never ships.

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    As I pointed out a year ago, this phone never existed.

    They just waited until it was too late to do credit card chargebacks before pulling the rug. I’ve seen it on Kickstarter dozens of times.

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    If you willingly gave money to a two-bit con-artist who is widely known for robbing or defrauding nearly everyone he has ever done business with, then you got what you had coming.

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      He didn’t rob everyone… stormy Daniels however might be the only one he publicly actually ever paid (even if he tried to get a refund).

      I’m willing to bet there are a lot of underage women and other women who he paid though who haven’t come forward

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    It was always going to be some sh** AliExpress Android phone anyway. There was definitely also going to be some kind of spyware/ harvesting happening

    Here in Australia, this would likely be fraud by deception

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    Honestly, at this point I think MAGA are just fin-subs and like it that way. Keep sending Daddy Don your social security checks you little fin-cucks.

    I would grant them a modicum of grace if they hadn’t had 40 fucking years to see what he was about. But they had it. And they chose this.

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      But The Apprentice!

      (Apparently all the real business guys were too busy, that’s how the producers picked Trump.)

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        He was the perfect pick for a show like the apprentice. Tacky showy idea of an 80s businessman. It was clear on thw show that he wasnt really involved with his own business nkr the show tasks or planning.

        Sitting in meetings or analysing data on a screen doesnt make good tv. Neither did trump, but the producers did.

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    Republicans really struck gold with these maga morons. They are an endless supply of gullability, funds, and votes. World class idiots they deserve everything they want for others.

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    Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaahah

    Deep breath, no seriously

    Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha