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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump threatened tech elephantine Apple with a 25% tariff if the iPhone shaper doesn't determination 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 Friday morning. "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!"
Most of Apple's manufacturing occurs successful China, but the institution had plans to increase its beingness successful India successful effect to Trump's accrued tariffs connected Chinese imports, which the president aboriginal scaled back.
Experts person said consumers should expect to wage higher prices for iPhones if they're American made.
