A series of shifting and often contradictory tariff policies have left a mess in their wake. Will Trump actually stick to this threat?

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened Apple with a 25% tariff unless it shifts iPhone production to the United States — putting new pressure on CEO Tim Cook to move manufacturing out of Asia. “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,

CEO Tim Cook has spent years trying to shield the tech giant from tariffs by reducing its reliance on China, shifting production to countries like India and Vietnam in a strategy that dates back to Trump’s first-term tariffs on Beijing.