Trump Targets Samsung, Apple Phones With 25% Tariff Threat

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By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Hadriana Lowenkron, and Mark Gurman

May 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM UTC

Updated on

May 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump said that the tariffs he threatened against Apple Inc. earlier Friday would also be aimed at a wider range of device makers, including Samsung Electronics Co., to spur them into moving manufacturing of their products to the US.