{"id":2438293,"date":"2025-05-23T08:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-tariff-apple-25-directly-if-phones-are-built-in-india\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T08:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:56:50","slug":"trump-to-tariff-apple-25-directly-if-phones-are-built-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-tariff-apple-25-directly-if-phones-are-built-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to tariff Apple 25% directly if phones are built in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-tariff-apple-25-directly-if-phones-are-built-in-india%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438293&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a 25% tariff on Apple if the company does not relocate its iPhone manufacturing back to the United States from India. Trump stated this on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, Truth Social, indicating that he had previously communicated his expectations to Apple&#8217;s CEO, Tim Cook. He expressed his dissatisfaction with Apple&#8217;s decision to increase production in India, which is part of a broader strategy to diversify from its reliance on china. Trump&#8217;s comments resulted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-did-6m-democrat-votes-go-between-2020-and-2024\/\" title=\"Where Did 6M Democrat Votes Go Between 2020 and 2024?\">critically important drop<\/a> in apple&#8217;s stock prices. He also indicated potential tariffs on other companies, demanding that they adhere to his manufacturing policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to tariff Apple 25% directly if phones are built in India<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2129089\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he would impose a 25% tariff on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Apple<\/a> if it did not move its production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">iPhones<\/a> to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone&rsquo;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 [you] for your attention to this matter!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114556874484491575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Friday on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3408507\/border-patrol-technology-us-canada-border\/\">Border Patrol using technology to &#8216;wall&#8217; off Canadian border<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3413966\/meta-ftc-trial-asks-judge-to-toss-antitrust-case\/\">Meta asks judge to toss FTC antitrust case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3407563\/google-texas-settle-claims-collected-users-data-without-permission\/\">Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle claims the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >company collected users&#038;rsquo<\/a>; data without permission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114556874484491575\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Apple has been moving production to India to decrease its reliance on China. By the end of 2025, 25% of its production is expected to be in India. Trump aired his grievances about Apple not opting to increase production in the U.S., saying earlier this month he &ldquo;had a little problem with Tim Cook.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want you building in India,&rdquo; Trump told Cook.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post sank Apple shares to as low as 4% in premarket trading, tipping stock futures into the negatives. In another post minutes later, Trump said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3420370\/trump-recommends-50-percent-tariffs-european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European Union would be hit<\/a> with a 50% blanket tariff because trade negotiations were &ldquo;going nowhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3335548\/manufacturers-invest-billions-dollars-united-states-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MANUFACTURERS PLEDGE TO INVEST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN US AHEAD OF TRUMP TARIFFS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has been increasing direct attacks against U.S. companies whose policies he views as opposing his tariff plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, he&nbsp;said&nbsp;Mattel would be hit with &ldquo;a 100% tariff&rdquo; on its toys if it did not move production to the U.S. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3416778\/walmart-price-hike-pledges-keep-low-swipe-from-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recently told Walmart<\/a> to &ldquo;EAT THE TARIFFS&rdquo; after the company said it would likely need to raise prices as a result of the tariffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2129089\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2129089\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple if iPhones are made in India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2438294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-china-trade-policy-feb-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50972,9231,11304,16957,3634],"class_list":["post-2438293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-apple-2","tag-india","tag-phones","tag-tariff","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-china-trade-policy-feb-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438298,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438293\/revisions\/2438298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}