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Trump Expands Tariff Threat to All Smartphones

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Yesterday, 3:46 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

After threatening a 25% tariff against Apple this morning unless they start making iPhones in the US, President Trump clarified this afternoon that the threat applies to all smartphone makers. The tariffs would start at the end of June.

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