Apple, Donald Trump and iPhone
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US President Donald Trump reiterated his stance of pushing manufacturers to produce devices in the United States. He made the remarks on Friday (US local time), while signing several key executive orders,
Even with a 25% tariff, the numbers still favor India. A $1,000 iPhone made in India would incur a $250 tariff. Add that to the $30 assembly cost, and the total is $280—still far cheaper than U.S. assembly alone.
Apple previously said in February it would spend $500 billion to expand many of its operations in the U.S., including assembling AI servers in Houston.
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump said he chided Apple CEO Tim Cook for moving iPhone production ... the process as it seeks to avoid the high tariffs Trump's administration put on Beijing.