# I spent a year trying to figure out if the Trump phone is a scam

> From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was officially called, was a combination of contradictory specs, product images that were…

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/policy/949093/trump-mobile-t1-phone-one-year-anniversary?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a32a76cde814794a0d707e7)
- **Published:** 2026-06-17
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #phone #trump #figure #scam #spent #trying #announced #announcements
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