Trump Demands US iPhone Production, Threatens 25% Tariff

[macfacts]

He actually does because the Republican party is lockstep with him and used procedural gimmicks to declare the rest of the year to be one Congressional day, which means nobody can overrule the stupid tariffs until that period passes.

The Republicans used a simple two part gimmick, 1) can't vote to stop the tariffs rest of the year and 2) the rest of their working year is 1 day.

Republicans Quietly Cede Power to Cancel Trump’s Tariffs, Avoiding a Tough Vote

House G.O.P. leaders tucked the provision into a procedural measure needed to pass a government spending bill.

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[CouldBeWorse]

Should have already been transitioning production to the US. Nobody made them do it. Now's the time. Twenty years is long enough.

This implies that we have the skilled labor here needed to do it. We do not. If this were being seriously considered we’d need a massive job training program.

 

[Howard2k]

LOL in orange.


Good luck manufacturing those chips.

And "paid by Apple"

 

[SebCohen]

Hope they spend as much time on a US iPhone factory as they did the Apple Car factory…

If this becomes anything, it will be something a la "assembled in USA" and all the fancy soldering in Sia.

 

[t0rqx]

This is a show. Apple will need to pay for Trump bank account and this will be an excellent moment to increase profits for us shareholders.

 

[attohs]

1) People dont want to screw iphones together for $7/hr
2) People dont want to pay $3000 for an iPhone
3) Trumps term would be long over before factories could even be built and staffed

People want low skill, high wage jobs. Operating robotics is low skill, the robots do the work. The $3000 estimate is based on BS. A factory near me is being rebuilt in weeks after it was struck by a tornado. Amazing what eliminating red tape can accomplish.

 

[Oblivious.Robot]

When Buffet reduced his stake and booked his profit by nearly 50%, I knew something had to be brewing and it was Trump and his idiocracy. Does he think they can switch places overnight? Or is it market manipulation to allow someone to buy apple for cheap.

I honestly want Apple to try and build locally as much as they can everywhere they sell. It’s a win for the company, environment and jobs for people too. But bullying the most valuable company, let’s see how it goes.

 

[klasma]

I wish Trump would do something actually useful, like deport Siri.

I‘d like to see the police interrogating Siri.

 

[MNJohn]

Should have already been transitioning production to the US. Nobody made them do it. Now's the time. Twenty years is long enough.

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[b17777]

Did Tim not buy enough Trump coins ?

 

[ZiBart]

Time to buy your Apple Stock on the dip before he “changes” his mind. All the insider trading is being locked and loaded as we speak.

 

[Icehawk]

Are we done with Chaos the President yet? Or at least fix teh RNG generator for policy of the day.

 

[CharlesShaw]

He knows this is impossible. He just wants to negotiate something else for his own benefit.

 

[spazzcat]

Does anybody know how many factories it takes to build a single iPhone?

 

[gmarm]

Ah sh*t, here we go again

 

[Michael Scrip]

I'm waiting for Trump to announce that all our coffee and bananas must be grown in the US.

 

[Eidorian]

It's a day of the week that ends in 'y'. Typically a Friday.

 

[Dan From Canada]

Does he expect Apple to build a production line overnight? I guess Apple will announce they'll build a production facility in the US, spend 1-1.5 years planning it, drag it on, until he's gone.

The only way republicans get re-elected is if they cheat or the majority of voters like facism.

 

[tyranne201]

Tim Cook regretting paying 1 million to Trump inauguration.

 

[MagicBoy]

Trump you are president just for another 3.5 years , Apple will be forever, dont fight with one of the most powerful company in the world that has all the information about you, stop being just an EGO business man in charge of the USA. In fact you showed the world how "powerful' you are when you said you will stop the war between Russia and Ukraine in 24h

More like 18 months. Short of declaring himself World King, the Dems will take both houses in the mid-terms, then the orange painted ****-gibbon is in for a world of hurt.

 

[spazzcat]

People want low skill, high wage jobs. Operating robotics is low skill, the robots do the work. The $3000 estimate is based on BS. A factory near me is being rebuilt in weeks after it was struck by a tornado. Amazing what eliminating red tape can accomplish.

Your right looks more like $3500.

“You build that (supply chain) in the US with a fab in West Virginia and New Jersey. They’ll be $3,500 iPhones,” he said, referring to fabrication plants, or high-tech manufacturing facilities where computer chips that power electronic devices are normally made.

And even then, it would cost Apple about $30 billion and three years to move just 10% of their supply chain to the US to begin with, Ives told Burnett on Monday. CNN has reached out to Apple for comment.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/tech/apple-iphones-cost-tariffs-impact-intl-hnk

 

[Furman]

Trump is an idiot that hates Americans. Why else would he be willing to make us pay more for almost every product we purchase? Why anyone voted for this dangerous moron is puzzling, except they were fooled by the amoral con man. I hope Apple does not back down. We don't need for every business, every attorney firm, every college, etc., to bow to the foolishness of this want to be dictator.

 

[HDJulie]

People want low skill, high wage jobs. Operating robotics is low skill, the robots do the work. The $3000 estimate is based on BS. A factory near me is being rebuilt in weeks after it was struck by a tornado. Amazing what eliminating red tape can accomplish.

What is it a factory for? Is it high tech devices that need lots of specialized equipment to create? How big is the factory - is it the same size as the factories that build iPhones. A factory isn’t a generic building. Each has its own functions & requirements. It’s not just a building.

 

[So@So@So]

If Apple would build the iPhone in the US I suppose it would be done mainly by robots...

 

[turbineseaplane]

Tim, we tried to tell you.

There is no buying off the mob.

They will always want more