UA President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in the United States — a move that could dramatically raise prices and put Apple’s global supply chain strategy at risk.
The warning comes just days after Apple’s top manufacturing partner, Foxconn, announced a $1.5 billion investment in India, signaling a major expansion of iPhone production outside the U.S. and China. The investment, disclosed in a London Stock Exchange filing, underscores Apple’s pivot to India as a key production hub amid U.S.-China tensions.
But this wasn’t the first time Trump challenged Apple CEO Tim Cook over production in India. During a business roundtable in Doha on May 15, Trump revealed a heated exchange:
“Tim, you’re my friend. But I don’t want you building in India… We’re not interested in you building there if you’re selling to the U.S.”
The comment adds to mounting political pressure Apple faces from both Trump and US lawmakers, who are increasingly questioning the company’s foreign partnerships and AI research ties to Chinese firms like Alibaba. (More on that in this Finblog report: Trump vs Tim Cook: Apple’s Global Strategy Sparks Debate Over Economic Patriotism and AI Security)
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