As tempting as it is to pretend to Trump phone doesn’t exist, either for your sanity or the hope of preserving whatever paper-thin shreds of hope you have left at the top level ethical standardsit appears that we now have photographic evidence that it, unfortunately, exists.

Here’s a picture of it, but let me warn you: if you see Trump’s phone, you can’t invisible the Trump phone.

Politics and availability issues aside, it’s just an awesome looking phone. This is easily one of the ugliest consumer electronics devices I’ve ever seen.

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This look comes courtesy of The Vergewho actually managed to land a video call with Don Hendrickson, the president of Trump Mobile, about the T1, as this phone is aptly called.

There are a few things you’ll notice about the T1, but the first thing that might catch your poor, unsuspecting eye is that it looks f**king awesome. Yes, it’s gold, as we all know, but gold in the way that, like, toys you get in a Happy Meal are gold, or gold in the way that those little chocolate Easter eggs you get in a basket as a kid are gold. It’s golden in a way that says, “Look at me, I’m a shiny piece of plastic trash that you want to consume and forget right away.”

Apparently, when it ships, the Trump phone will drop the T1 logo, but keep the American flag logo, so you can let everyone know that this device has never been done in America. Hendrickson told The Verge that some final assembly will take place in Miami, however. It’s cold. It is worth noting here that the design of the camera is very different from the one depicted in the original rendering of Trump Mobile. Instead of a triangular rear-facing camera array, there’s a vertically aligned tri-sensor array that screams outdated Samsung Galaxy more than shouting it iPhone Pro.

Hendrickson also told The Verge a few things about the T1’s specs. If (if) it ships, the T1 will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 chip, which isn’t the latest and greatest in Qualcomm’s chip line — that’s the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The T1 is reported to have a 5,000mAh battery and 512GB of storage that is expandable with a microSD card. Camera-wise, The Verge reports that there will be a 50-megapixel sensor for the main and selfie cameras, but that’s all that’s been confirmed.

As for the long-term release, Hendrickson told The Verge that Trump Mobile’s efforts to completely re-spec the device are the reason for the delays. The T1 was originally supposed to ship in August or September, but still (as you may have gathered) didn’t make it. Hendrickson told The Verge that the T1 is expected to launch in mid-March, but who’s to say, really? Can you put stock in a company that pivots quickly? sells overpriced and outdated Samsung and Apple devices?

For those who have already reserved the T1, the phone is said to ship at the promised $499 price tag (minus the $100 you put down if you were wrong enough to do it), but the folks at Trump Mobile are already predicting an increase. The Verge wrote that “latest buyers” will pay “less than $1,000.” Sigh.

So, as a recap: the T1 looks bad, has such midrange specs, offers little in the way of a tough release date, seems set for a steep price hike, and—wait, did I mention how bad it is? When you arrive at The cash with TrumpI’ve lost the capacity for shock, so I can’t even pretend to be surprised by anything I just relayed to you, but this is where we are, I guess. The good news is, I doubt anyone will be forced to buy this device, so… no harm, no harm, I guess?