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Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff to force iPhone manufacturing into US

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Donald Trump threatens Apple with a 25 percent tariff on iPhones not made in the US .

In a Truth Social post, Trump says he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that only US -made iPhones should be sold in the U.S. This appears to be the first time Trump has threatened a US company directly with tariffs.

Apple has so far not commented on the threat.

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English

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