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Trump’s Push for U.S.-Made iPhones: Why Experts Say It’s a Tough Sell

  President Donald Trump went to Truth Social on May 23, 2025, to make a brazen demand of Apple CEO Tim Cook: make iPhones sold in America at home, or get hit with a 25% tariff on all foreign-produced devices. The threat was issued to other smartphone companies such as Samsung, which highlights Trump's effort to return manufacturing to American soil. But specialists maintain that moving iPhone manufacturing out of international hubs such as China and India to the U.S. is a logistical and economic nightmare full of challenges that may outweigh the advantages. While the tech industry staggers from a 4% decline in the price of Apple's stock and general market anxiety, this article examines the intricacies of Trump's dream and why specialists say it won't happen anytime soon. Trump's Tariff Threat: A Familiar Playbook Trump's latest move against Apple is a component of his wider trade war initiative, in which there is a threatened 50% tariff on European Union import...