It's the throwaway line that's come back to haunt Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he seeks to recover ground with United States President Donald Trump .

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"I'm not sure that he has a mobile phone, the US President," Mr Albanese said back in April while debating then opposition leader Peter Dutton during the election campaign.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, and US President Donald Trump. Pictures Getty Images, AAP, Instagram

The Coalition seized on the line to ramp up its attacks on the Prime Minister for not being close to the US President, with each failed attempt to

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