Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang receives onstage call from Trump on Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a live onstage call from President Donald Trump at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026, using Apple's unreleased foldable iPhone Duo weeks before its late-October retail launch. Trump dismissed existential AI risk warnings as "all a hoax" and argued that slowing US development would benefit China's expanding AI infrastructure, a position Huang appeared to align with while advocating for expanding computing buildouts. The USD 1,999 dual-screen iPhone Duo was announced at Apple's September hardware keynote, with preorders opening mid-October and in-store availability in late October.

Appearing on stage at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang delivered what was intended to be an address on semiconductor infrastructure, computing demand, and AI scaling. The session took an abrupt turn when Huang https://me.mashable.com/culture/73463/jensen-huangs-tom-ford-jacket-expected-to-fetch-60k-does-it-code-ai-too-or-what received a live phone call from Donald Trump https://me.mashable.com/culture/75261/is-melania-trump-paid-to-attend-donald-trumps-events-former-white-house-aide-makes-surprising-claims . Rather than sending the call to voicemail, Huang placed the conversation on speaker for the entire auditorium. Yet while the political exchange grabbed immediate headlines, sharp-eyed hardware enthusiasts quickly noticed something else: the device Huang used to take the call was Apple's unreleased folding smartphone, the iPhone Duo https://me.mashable.com/tech/76009/apple-announces-iphone-duo-its-first-foldable-iphone , spotted in public weeks ahead of its late-October retail launch. MUST SEE: Amazing moment as President Trump calls Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang while he's on stage at the All-In Summit. @POTUS https://x.com/POTUS?ref src=twsrc%5Etfw on AI Doomerism: “I'm telling you, it's all a hoax… and we're not going to let that happen.” pic.twitter.com/ZP8cCaSMqG https://t.co/ZP8cCaSMqG September 14, 2026 https://x.com/theallinpod/status/2099621431621607829?ref src=twsrc%5Etfw Pushing back on AI pause With the phone held up to the microphone, the conversation focused directly on the growing regulatory push to decelerate frontier model training: Trump's Stance on AI Competition: Trump dismissed mounting existential risk warnings surrounding artificial intelligence as politically motivated pushback that threatens American competitiveness. He argued that slowing domestic development would directly benefit foreign competitors, specifically warning that slowing US innovation would play into the hands of China's expanding AI infrastructure https://me.mashable.com/tech-industry/75546/trump-blasts-data-center-critics-backwards-and-poor . Huang's Position: Huang appeared to align with the perspective, expressing skepticism toward broad industry pauses. With Nvidia supplying the hardware powering global AI clusters, Huang continues to advocate for expanding computing buildouts https://me.mashable.com/tech/75459/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-agi-is-already-here-and-the-milestone-is-senseless , contrasting sharply with calls from other industry figures urging cautious, staged capability pauses. What a time to be alive Trump was on speaker phone with Jensen Huang during the All-In Summit and he called everyone out Trump said "I'm telling you it's all a hoax. The data centers are great. They make people wealthy. They make states wealthy. AI is bigger than the internet.… pic.twitter.com/KhY0P4ywje https://t.co/KhY0P4ywje September 14, 2026 https://x.com/burrytracker/status/2099586947639304435?ref src=twsrc%5Etfw Spotting iPhone Duo Beyond the political conversation, tech watchers zeroed in on the hardware in Huang’s hand. Sporting his signature leather jacket, Huang answered the call using Apple’s newly unveiled foldable flagship smartphone https://me.mashable.com/tech/76007/iphone-duo-price-heres-how-much-apples-most-expensive-duo-will-cost . Although Apple officially announced the USD 1,999 approx. AED 8,499 dual-screen flagship during its September hardware keynote https://me.mashable.com/tech/76006/apple-event-2026-recap-everything-announced-including-foldable-iphone-duo , retail preorders do not open until mid-October, with global in-store availability scheduled for late October. Huang’s casual onstage handling provided one of the first live public glimpses of the device's liquid-metal hinge and outer screen in real-world use. Huang’s onstage phone call captured Silicon Valley's overlapping interests in real time. Between aligning with high-profile political pushback against AI development moratoriums and casually showcasing Apple's most anticipated hardware before it reaches store shelves, the Nvidia chief proved once again that few tech leaders command industry attention quite like he does. Feature image credits to @altcap on X Read More: Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max vs iPhone Duo: Full comparison and buying guide https://me.mashable.com/tech/75955/apples-iphone-18-pro-max-vs-iphone-duo-full-comparison-and-buying-guide