Trump threatens potential tariffs on smartphones not made in U.S.


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  • Saturday, 24 May 2025

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on Samsung and other smartphone producers, following an earlier announcement targeting Apple.

"It would be more, it would be also Samsung and anybody that makes that product. Otherwise it wouldn't be fair," Trump told reporters at the White House Friday afternoon, when asked whether the president has the power to tariff one single company.

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