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Nine months later, the Trump phone still doesn’t exist

The Verge / 3/21/2026

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Key Points

  • Nine months after the initial claims, the Trump Phone still does not exist and there has been no public update.
  • Earlier, Trump Mobile executives showed a device and promised full specs and imagery would be posted within weeks, but those promises have not materialized.
  • The Verge reports that the company has not responded to ongoing inquiries, with emails going unanswered.
  • The outlet says it will continue to cover the situation weekly, keeping readers updated on any developments or official statements.
Speedometer-style dial to measure whether the Trump Phone exists or not, pointing to ‘no’.

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. Once again, we're waiting for a response.

It's been more than a month since two Trump Mobile executives showed me what they claimed was the T1 Phone, and in the time since, there's been… nothing. No news, no announcements, no phone. And the company has gone back to ignoring my emails.

When I spoke to Don Hendrickson and Eric Thomas in early February, I was told that within "the next couple of weeks" the Trump Mobile website would be updated with a full spec sheet and imagery for the updated vers …

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