{"id":7021,"date":"2025-05-23T12:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/trump-threatens-to-hit-apple-with-a-25-tariff-on-iphones-made-outside-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:48:07","slug":"trump-threatens-to-hit-apple-with-a-25-tariff-on-iphones-made-outside-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/trump-threatens-to-hit-apple-with-a-25-tariff-on-iphones-made-outside-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens to hit Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones made outside U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Trump threatened to impose a fresh round of tariffs Friday morning, including a 25% tariff on Apple if they do not shift some of their iPhone production to the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,” he posted<\/a>\u00a0Friday on his Truth Social social media platform.”If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter!”<\/p>\n

In a subsequent post, Mr. Trump also threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union, calling the group of countries “very difficult to deal with.”<\/p>\n

“Our discussions with them are going nowhere!” the president said in his post on Truth Social. “Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States,” he added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump imposed sweeping tariffs in early April but later announced he would\u00a0exempt high-tech products<\/a><\/span>, including Apple’s iPhone, which is primarily manufactured in China. Wall Street analysts say that manufacturing iPhones in the U.S. would\u00a0add hundreds of dollars<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to the cost of the devices.<\/p>\n

Apple invests in U.S. and India manufacturing<\/h2>\n

Mr. Trump’s threats come after Apple announced in February it would invest $500 million in domestic manufacturing over the next four years, its “largest-ever spend commitment.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This new pledge builds on Apple’s long history of investing in American innovation and advanced high-skilled manufacturing,” Apple posted<\/a> in its initial announcement.<\/p>\n

The move was\u00a0cheered<\/a> by the Trump administration, which has been tracking corporate investment<\/a><\/span> in the United States following the rollout of the president’ tariffs.<\/p>\n

As part of their investment, Apple said it would built a new 250,000-square-foot factory in Houston, Texas where they will produce servers, which have previously been built outside of the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The technology giant is also ramping up iPhone production in India<\/a><\/span>, which is subject to far lower levies than China. Apple continues to make most iPhones in China.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apple’s supplier Foxconn on Tuesday announced plans to invest $1.5 billion in its Indian operations.<\/p>\n

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