Trump says a 25% tariff 'must be paid by Apple' on iPhones not made in the U.S.

[SARose]

President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that Apple will have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the United States.

“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, 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.,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Shares of Apple fell about 2% on Friday after the post.

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Will the tech bros take him down?

These folks bent the knee and kissed the ring. Trump believes he owns them and he can snap his fingers and they will rollover like good little doggies.

We’ll see. They all saw what happened to Elon.

[Walleye]

1. Yep, let's get those US iPhone factories cranked up

[johnnyfins]

2. Yes. Apple will pay the stupid tariff

And raise prices to offset it. The stupid is real

[Blues Heron]

3. And then Apple will pass it along. He always skips that little detail

[Blue Full Moon]

4. If China is supposed to pay the tariffs

Then why is he telling Apple to do it?

[fujiyamasan]

5. Is Trump some sort of Trojan horse

Sent to destroy American capitalism?

Oh well, sorry Tim Apple, this is what you get for kissing the orange one’s ass.

[JCMach1]

6. This is a shakedown

Literally mib boss stuff

[SARose]

8. Agree

Been reading that some believe it is time to file RICO charges against him and some cabinet members.

These Law Firms Should Sue Trump for Racketeering From the Oval Office
BY JONATHAN ZASLOFF
MAY 21, 20253:21 PM

Donald Trump has never been exactly shy about his criminal behavior, but now he has taken to proudly proclaiming it. In his recent Time magazine interview, the president basically confessed to extortion:

You’ve used threats and lawsuits, other forms of coercion—
Well, I’ve gotta be doing something right, because I’ve had a lot of law firms give me a lot of money.

Now, extortion is a crime. But who cares, right? Trump isn’t going to prosecute himself. The good news is, he doesn’t have to. Holding him legally accountable doesn’t require prosecution. Trump’s actions open up him and his aides to a powerful form of civil liability that will make clear that they are, in fact, criminals: civil RICO.

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Hmmm

[LR3]

7. Both Elon and Trump got want they wanted

Elon 1) Got rid of anyone that could regulate his business, and 2) stole the data of every single person on Federal databases.

Trump got to destroy the government and blame a convenient fall guy.

They both got exactly what they wanted, which had nothing to do with efficiency

[SARose]

9. Yes

But Elon came out with his fee fees hurt.

'Losing their whale': GOP lawmakers reeling over sudden pull-back by major donor
Story by Tom Boggioni

With a key governor's race coming in November and the 2026 midterms already looming, Republicans were caught flatfooted by Elon Musk's statement that he is stepping back from contributing to political campaigns after spending the last year spending on campaigns like there is no tomorrow.

According to the billionaire who has been accused of buying a second term for Donald Trump as part of his $288 million campaign largesse, he is backing off, telling attendees at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday, he planned to “do a lot less” political spending “in the future,” and then adding, “I think I’ve done enough.”

As Politico's Liz Crampton, Andrew Howard and Holly Otterbein put it: "Some Republicans are worried that they might be losing their whale."

Musk's pronouncement came as news to Republicans who are still hoping he will shore up the campaign of Virginia's GOP candidate Winsome Earle-Sears who "faces a major cash disadvantage against Democrat Abigail Spanberger."

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