T1 Phone PR Firm Cuts Ties With Trump Mobile
▼ Summary
– Trump Mobile has stopped working with its long-term media relations firm, Poplar Group, which had represented the company since at least June 2025.
– Poplar Group’s founding partner Chris Walker previously gave a statement to USA Today in June 2025 insisting the T1 phone was still in development.
– The company does not maintain open communication with the media, and this situation appears unlikely to change.
– The Verge continues to report on the Trump phone, noting that preordered devices have not yet been delivered.
If you have been tracking the slow drip of updates around the Trump Mobile T1 Phone, you already know the company has never been particularly chatty with the press. That silence just got louder. Trump Mobile has parted ways with its long-standing public relations agency, closing off what was already a narrow channel of communication.
The Poplar Group, a firm that had represented Trump Mobile since at least June of last year, is no longer assisting the company. It was Poplar’s founding partner, Chris Walker, who previously served as the primary point of contact for media inquiries. Back in June 2025, Walker provided a statement to USA Today regarding the device, insisting at the time that the T1 phone was still on track. That statement now stands as one of the last official communications from the brand before the PR relationship ended.
For those still waiting on preorders, this development raises more questions than answers. Without a dedicated media relations firm, Trump Mobile has effectively eliminated its last formal link to the public and the press. The company has not issued any new statements regarding shipment timelines, device specifications, or the status of the product’s development.
This is not a promising sign for a company that has already struggled with transparency. The Trump Mobile T1 phone was announced with significant fanfare, but since then, updates have been sparse and often vague. With the Poplar Group out of the picture, potential customers and journalists alike are left wondering who , if anyone , will speak for the brand going forward.
As of now, Trump Mobile has not announced a replacement PR firm or indicated how it plans to handle media relations in the future. For anyone still holding out hope for the T1 phone, this latest development feels like another step backward.
(Source: The Verge)
