Trump threatens all smartphone makers with 25% tariffs
On Friday, President Donald Trump reiterated his demand for U.S. manufacturing of smartphones. He specified that his threat of a 25 percent tariff on phones not made in the United States would impact all companies, not just Apple, reinforcing his "America First" trade policy and pressure for domestic production.
- Economy
- AFP
- Published Date: 11:07 | 23 May 2025
US President Donald Trump on Friday said his threat to hit smartphones not made in the United States with a 25 percent tariff applied to all companies, not just Apple.
"It would also be Samsung and anybody that makes that product, otherwise it wouldn't be fair," Trump told reporters in Washington, adding that the new tariffs would come into effect from the "end of June."
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