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Could the Trump Phone be a good phone?
February 10, 2026·1 hr 15 min·5 clips
David Pierce reads Trump Mobile's own press release proving they explicitly claimed the phone was 'built in the United States' — a claim they now deny ever making.
As heard by us
A phone-shopping spiral turns into a clear-eyed look at why the Trump Phone's hardest work starts after launch.
David Pierce's phone-shopping spiral gives this Vergecast a useful frame: after years on iPhones, even a seasoned phone reviewer can get slowed down by the boring parts, from moving an eSIM to living with a Motorola Razr's odd AI pop-ups.
Why you'd press play
You've been half-curious whether a new phone company's debut device could actually be worth buying.
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