Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US
will other tech companies face the heat? Here's what the US President said The Economic Times : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money : Trump crash stonks again Todd Spangler / Variety : Trump Threatens Apple With Tariffs of ‘at Least 25%’ on iPhones Not Made in U.S. FOX13 Memphis : President Trump threatens 25 percent tariffs on Apple if iPhones not made in U.S. Daily Kos : Trump's tariff tantrum could send iPhone prices soaring CNBC : Moving Apple iPhone production to the U.S. is a ‘fairy tale’, says Wedbush's Dan Ives Julia Shapero / The Hill : Trump, Apple at war Timi Cantisano / Android Police : Trump declares that Android OEMs will face the same 25% tariff imposed on iPhones CBS News : Trump tells Apple to manufacture iPhones in U.S. or face tariffs Bloomberg : Apple 25% Tariff Not as Bad as It Seems: Gene Munster Ali Salman / Wccftech : Apple Faces Tough Choices As Trump Demands Domestic iPhone Manufacturing And Threatens A 25 Percent Tariff On Devices Made Outside The U.S., Including Those From India And China Fatimah Misbah Hussain / TECHi : Apple Faces Stock Dips & Political Heat over Overseas iPhone Production Abdullah Asim / PhoneArena : Apple won't budge: more profitable to bear iPhone tariffs than shift production to the U.S. Yun Li / CNBC : Trump is asking Apple for the impossible, analyst says. Reshoring production won't happen during his term CBS News : Trump threatens Apple with tariffs on iPhones made outside U.S. Victoria Song / The Verge : Even with a 25 percent tariff, Apple has little incentive to bring manufacturing back home. Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider : Trump's 25% smartphone tariff starts just in time for the iPhone 17 GuruFocus : iPhone Tariff Threat Sends Shockwaves Through Apple's Supply Chain Rachel Barber / USA Today : If Trump gets his way, could iPhones made in the US really cost $3,500? NBC News : Trump's tariff threats on EU and Apple raise ‘concern’ over market volatility The Economic Times : Why Apple will find it difficult to shift iPhone production to the U.S.; here are the top reasons CBS News : Stock markets react to Trump's Apple tariff threats Dmytro Spilka / Benzinga : Trump's Trade Spat With Europe And Apple Revives Tariff Risks For S&P 500 Wall Street Journal : Trump Threatens Fresh Tariffs on EU, iPhones Jesse Hollington / iDrop News : Trump Plans to Hit Apple with 25% Tariff on All iPhones Made Outside of the US Bloomberg : Apple Negotiating Badly: D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria Sci-Tech : Are US consumers ready to pay $3,500 for made-in-US iPhone? Andrew Kessel / Investopedia : Trump Wants Apple's iPhones Made in the U.S. Wedbush Says That's a ‘Fairy Tale’ CBS News : Stocks fall as Trump threatens new tariffs on EU, Apple Ben Weiss / Fortune : Markets dip after Trump threatens tariffs against Europe and Apple, sinking the iPhone maker's stock by 3% Joshua Ramos / Watcher Guru : Bitcoin Falls as President Trump Unveils New iPhone & EU Tariffs Matt Novak / Gizmodo : Trump Struggles to Silence His Ringing iPhone During Press Conference Time : Trump Threatens Apple With 25% Tariff on iPhones. Here's How U.S. Consumers Could Be Impacted Jessica Kwong / Metro.co.uk : Donald Trump demands iPhones be made in the US - but is it even possible? Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : Trump threatens new tariffs on Apple, Samsung and the EU Arol Wright / How-To Geek : Got an iPhone? Apple Will Take More Money For It Right Now Stephen Warwick / Tom's Hardware : President Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones, 50% on the entire EU M.G. Siegler / Spyglass : Apple's No Good, Very Bad Week Chris Morris / Inc : Trump Just Threatened More Tariffs on Europe and Apple, Breaking His 90-day Pause Fox Business : How much an Apple iPhone could cost if made in the US Chris Velazco / Washington Post : Trump's threat of 25% tariff on iPhones makes price hikes more likely Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada : Kuo: Apple Better Off With 25% Tariffs Than Moving Production Reuters : ‘Little, little screws’ one of many hurdles to US-made iPhones Travis Gettys / Raw Story : ‘Fairy tale’: Experts ‘skeptical’ Trump's threats against Apple are ‘feasible’ Vanessa Taylor / Gizmodo : Trump Threatens His ‘Friend’ Tim Cook With 25% iPhone Tariff If Apple Doesn't Move Production to U.S. CNN : President Trump is threatening iPhone tariffs. Hear his Treasury Secretary explain why Veena Venugopal / Financial Times : Apple defies Trump to expand India manufacturing Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance : Apple's Tim Cook thought he had a Plan B for Trump's tariffs. It wasn't enough. William Gallagher / AppleInsider : It's still cheaper to import iPhones with 25% tariffs, than assemble in the US Rick Newman / Yahoo Finance : Why Apple and Tim Cook can't placate Trump Aaron Tilley / The Information : Trump Threatens 25% on Apple Devices Imported into U.S. Art Raymond / Deseret News : Trump's new tariff threats targeting EU, Apple quash market recovery Sagar Naresh Bhavsar / Neowin : President Trump threatens Tim Cook to sell ‘Made in America’ iPhones or face 25% tariff Nicholas Morine / RetailWire : Trump Says Apple Must Pay 25% Tariff on iPhones if They Are Not ‘Manufactured and Built in the United States’ Brian Fagioli / BetaNews : Trump tells Apple: Make iPhones in America or face 25 percent tariff Kif Leswing / CNBC : Why Trump's iPhone tariff threat might not be enough to bring production to the U.S. Zhao Ziwen / South China Morning Post : Trump threatens EU with 50% tariffs over breakdown in talks as Apple stares at 25% Scott Lehtonen / Investor's Business Daily : Dow Jones Tumbles 300 Points On Trump Tariff Comments; Apple Sells Off John Gruber / Daring Fireball : Trump Threatens Apple With 25 Percent Tariffs on iPhones Assembled in India TradingView : Wedbush Dubs U.S. iPhone Plan a Fairy Tale Poligirlsayswhat / Baller Alert : Trump's iPhone Ultimatum: Build in the USA or Pay Big—Here's What That Could Mean for Your Wallet Times of India : Apple shares tumble 4% as Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones made outside US Jordan Green / Memphis Commercial Appeal : Trump vs. Apple: How much will iPhones cost amid new threats of tariffs? What we know Eric Boehm / Reason : Trump Declares That iPhones Should Be More Expensive Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac : Trump demands Apple make iPhones in the United States, threatens new 25% tariff if they don't Dominic Preston / The Verge : Trump threatens Apple, Samsung and others with a 25 percent iPhone tariff Cecily Mauran / Mashable : Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple in Truth Social post Tae Kim / Barron's Online : Apple Can't Really Make iPhones in the U.S. What It May Do to Offset Tariffs. Peter Aitken / Newsweek : Apple Stock Down After Trump iPhone Tariff Announcement Jason Ma / Fortune : Trump threatens Apple with tariffs, but U.S.-made iPhones are still a ‘fairy tale’ and would cost thousands of dollars Alan Friedman / PhoneArena : Apple's plan to build iPhones in India ticks off Trump who posts a threat on social media USA Today : President Trump threatens Apple and EU with tariffs James Evenden / The US Sun : iPhone prices to soar by $250 if Apple refuses to buckle to ‘made in the USA’ demands Al Jazeera : Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU, 25% on Apple, ratcheting up trade war CBS News : Stocks drop after Trump's tariff threats on EU, Apple Ben Berkowitz / Axios : Want a U.S.-made iPhone? It'll cost ya Michael Liedtke / Associated Press : Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US Jon Swartz / Techstrong IT : Trump Threatens Tariff of 25% Against Apple if It Doesn't Build iPhones in U.S. Christian Zibreg / iDownloadBlog.com : Apple may prefer 25% tariff over relocating iPhone production to the US Becca Longmire / People : Donald Trump Threatens to Hit Apple with 25% Tariff Unless Company Starts Making iPhones in the U.S. Omar Gallaga / CNET : Trump to Apple: Build iPhones in the US or Face 25% Tariffs Ian Stark / UPI : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones iPhones made outside of U.S. TechCentral.ie : Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff over iPhone manufacturing Craig Donaldson / Pocket-lint : Trump tells Apple to build iPhones in the US or face 25% tariff Jeremy Gray / PetaPixel : Trump Threatens Apple With ‘At Least 25%’ Tariff if Company Does Not Make iPhone in the US Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US Mike Robuck / Mobile World Live : Trump warns Apple of 25% tariff unless phones are US made Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News : Trump angrily vows stiff new tariffs on EU and Apple iPhones Times of India : Donald Trump's fresh blow for Apple's ‘Make in India’ plans; announces 25% tariff on iPhones made outside US John Johnson / Newser : Trump Makes Big Threat Against Apple Paige Bruton / Semafor : Trump threatens EU and Apple with new tariffs Lucas Nolan / Breitbart : Trump Threatens Apple with 25% Tariff on iPhones Not Made in the USA Fox Business : Scott Bessent says Trump wants to ‘light a fire’ under Apple, EU with new tariff threats Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : Trump is on the attack again warning Apple of at least a 25% Tariff on iPhones destined for the U.S. Market if not made in the U.S. Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Trump demands Apple make iPhones in the US or face a 25% tariff Leah Barkoukis / Townhall : Trump Announces Tariff Recommendation for the European Union Max Zahn / ABC News : Stocks slide as Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and European Union Alex Harring / CNBC : Trump getting Apple to produce iPhones in the U.S. is a ‘fairy tale,’ says Dan Ives Hugh Cameron / Newsweek : Stock Market Sinks After Trump Threatens Tariffs on Apple, EU Fortune : Trump blasts out bevy of threats against Apple and the EU, saying imported iPhones face a 25% hike Sean Burch / The Wrap : Trump Threatens Apple With Tariff on iPhones if They're Not Made in the US Matt Hamblen / Fierce Electronics : Trump pushes again on Apple, EU for US manufacturing or face tariffs Ines Ferré / Yahoo Finance : Apple stock sinks after Trump threatens 25% tariffs on iPhone maker Rhian Lubin / The Independent : Apple stocks sink after Trump threatens 25 percent tariffs unless they build iPhones in America Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone : Trump Resumes Effort to Destroy Economy Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac : Apple stock slightly down as Trump threatens 25% tariffs over iPhones made outside the U.S. Noi Mahoney / FreightWaves : Trump threatens tariffs on European Union, iPhones Ty Roush / Forbes : Apple Shares Fall 3% As Trump Threatens 25% Tariff—Sparking Market Selloff Patrick Seitz / Investor's Business Daily : Apple Stock Falls As Trump Threatens iPhone Tariff Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch : Trump threatens 25% tariffs on iPhones made outside the US Siddharth Jindal / Analytics India Magazine : Don't Make in India, Else Pay 25% Tariff: Trump Warns Apple J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News : Trump Threatens iPhone and Mac Price Hikes Ahead of Back-to-School Season Mary Chastain / Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion : Trump to Apple: Build the iPhone in America or Face a 25% Tariff Michael Simon / Macworld : Trump threatens Apple with 25% iPhone tariff Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal : Trump Threatens Apple With 25% Tariff on Foreign-Made iPhones Britney Nguyen / MarketWatch : Apple's stock falls as Trump makes a tariff threat on iPhones. Here's why it's misguided. New York Times : Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens E.U. and Apple With New Tariffs Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic : Trump Proposes Extreme Tariffs on EU to Begin in Matter of Days Fox Business : Trump threatens Apple with tariff if they manufacture products sold in the US elsewhere | Fox Business Video Catherine Baab / Quartz : Trump threatens 25% tariffs on iPhones and 50% levies against Europe, quickly tanking stocks Saskia Koopman / City A.M. : Trump threatens Apple with 25 per cent tariff on iPhones Graeme Wearden / The Guardian : Trump ‘recommending’ 50% tariff on EU, and threatens Apple with 25% tariff - business live The Indian Express : ‘Not India, or anyplace else’: Trump warns Apple of 25% tariff on iPhones made outside US Fortune India : Donald Trump issues big warning to Tim Cook: Apple must make iPhones in the U.S. or face 25% tariffs; India plans in jeopardy? Ashley N. Soriano / NewsNation : Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff on iPhone Julia Shapero / The Hill : Trump threatens Apple with 25 percent tariffs Tim Bradshaw / The Irish Times : Trump threatens Apple with 25 per cent tariff on iPhones Lokesh Choudhary / Inc42 Media : Trump Fires Another Salvo: Warns Apple Of 25% Tariff On iPhones Made In India Alex Young / Consequence : Trump Threatens Apple With 25% Tariff on iPhones Josh Boak / Associated Press : Trump threatens 25% import tax on Apple unless iPhones are made in the US Ananya Gairola / Benzinga : Despite Trump's Warning To Tim Cook, Apple Moves Ahead With $1.5 Billion India Expansion Via Foxconn To Boost iPhone Production: Report Bluesky: Tom Coates / @tomcoates : I 100% agree with the general sentiment that Apple should be aggressive to Trump in return. Sue them for targeting them. Make it very clear if they put tariffs on the iPhone then they'll advertise the main price and the extra tariff cost. Threaten to keep the iPhone out of the US. Anuj Ahooja / @quillmatiq.com : I dunno, man - if you're going to do a tarrif on Apple, at least have the poetic justice to make it 30% Eric Foltz / @ericfoltz : The guy who went bankrupt running casinos wants to teach Apple how run their business. — Just imagine any Democrat meddling in private business like this. — Republicans would be losing their minds and talking about “communism” 24/7 with daily hearings in Congress. — www.cnn.com/2025/05/23/e... Craig Harrington / @craigipedia : Again, it cannot be stressed enough that Apple's entire business plan *does not exist* in a world with tariffs. — The phones won't increase in price, they'll stop being produced. Apple isn't going to eat a 25% (!!) tariff on each phone. — www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/t... Tom Coates / @tomcoates : Trump proposing hundreds of percent tariffs on Apple if they don't move their production to the US, where the costs of production would double anyway. 50% tariffs on the EU, who will simply return in kind with tariffs on services where the US has a budget surplus. apnews.com/article/trum... Peter Thal Larsen / @petertl : Looking forward to hearing how these latest salvos fit into Scott Bessent's master plan of using tariffs to isolate China. — www.reuters.com/business/app... Myra / @timeforchange : As my dear old brother in law would say “you wouldn't let it lie”. In other words move on. The threatening bully stance is such an old look. — www.bbc.com/news/article... Deborah Lynn / @mrsdeborahlynn : www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/t... Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the US. — Estimated cost of a US manufactured iPhone is $3,500. The iPhone 16 Pro currently retails for about $1,000. Truth Social: Donald J. Trump / @realDonaldTrump@truthsocial.com : 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. 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! Mastodon: @cafechatnoir@mastodon.social : I truly don't know what the fuck is wrong with this man, but Trump woke up screaming tariffs again this morning. — #USPolitics — https://www.bbc.com/... X: @mingchikuo : In terms of profitability, it's way better for Apple to take the hit of a 25% tariff on iPhones sold in the US market than to move iPhone assembly lines back to US. https://truthsocial.com/... [image] @truthtrumpposts : 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. 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! @mingchikuo : Here are a few additional points: 1. The specific tariff percentage Trump proposes on iPhones isn't the main concern. The bigger issue is that this is Trump's second recent pointed comment targeting Apple—a warning sign Apple can't ignore. 2. Apple's top priority in negotiations... Alex Tabarrok / @atabarrok : In a just world, Tim Cook could ignore the diktats of the mad King. [image] @zacksjerryrig : I remember when Tim gave $1,000,000 dollars to trump. But when you give a mouse a cookie... How much more is he asking for now @tim_cook ? [image] Deva Hazarika / @devahaz : It's Tariff Friday! [image] Rakesh Agrawal / @rakeshsfnyc : The dumbest, most vindictive president in my lifetime. If we have midterms in 2026, republicans will be crushed. As they should be. Spencer Hakimian / @spencerhakimian : Just so I'm fully understanding. If Apple makes an iPhone in India to sell in New York, it gets a 25% penalty charged. But if Samsung makes a Galaxy in South Korea to sell in New York, it gets a 10% penalty charged? So we're giving a 15% price advantage to foreign companies? Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Reminder: Anyone who says what a U.S. made iPhone would cost is making it up. Nobody knows. Aaron Rupar / @atrupar : Chairman Mao announces that he's increasing the price of iPhones [image] Sheel Mohnot / @pitdesi : Are we creating new rules just for Apple?? Why did we change the rules that were created a few weeks ago and the agreement we have with India? Stock is down 3% this morning, down 21% YTD Peter Kafka / @pkafka : Reminder: No matter what Trump posts, iPhones aren't going to be made in the US - or anywhere that isn't China. Rolfe Winkler / @rolfewinkler : Apple currently faces a 20% tariff out of China and 0% out of India, per Wamsi Mohan at BofA. Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Trump has just threatened Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones unless it moves production to the US. The threat comes a week after Trump declared that he'd “had a little problem with Tim Cook” 😬 https://www.theverge.com/... M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : There are bad weeks, and then there are BAD weeks. 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