Trump expands tariff threat to Samsung after singling out Apple phones

Published May 23, 2025 3:48pm ET



President Donald Trump clarified Friday that Samsung would also be subject to new tariffs on iPhones unless tech companies move their production to the United States.

“It would be more. It would be also Samsung and anybody that makes that product. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fair,” Trump told reporters after signing energy executive orders at the White House.

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