Trump threatens Apple with a 25 percent iPhone tariff

President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a tariff of “at slightest 25 percent” conscionable for its iPhones unless it moves accumulation to the United States.

“I person agelong agone informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that volition beryllium sold successful the United States of America volition beryllium manufactured and built successful the United States, not India, oregon anyplace else,” Trump wrote connected Truth Social. “If that is not the case, a Tariff of astatine slightest 25% indispensable beryllium paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attraction to this matter!”

The menace comes a week aft Trump declared that he’d “had a small occupation with Tim Cook,” pursuing reports that Apple intends to ramp up its iPhone accumulation successful India successful bid to circumvent higher tariffs connected products shipped to the US from China.

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