US President Trump said on the 23rd at the White House that South Korea's Samsung Electronics and other companies producing phones will also face tariffs.
When asked by the media at the White House whether the president has the authority to impose tariffs on individual companies, he said that tariffs are not just targeting Apple but will also include Samsung and any company producing phones, "otherwise it would not be fair."
He stated that the relevant policy is expected to be implemented from the end of June.
Earlier that day, Trump posted on social media saying that he "told Apple's (CEO) Cook a long time ago that I want the iPhones sold in the United States to be produced and manufactured in the United States, not in India or somewhere else," "if not, Apple must pay at least a 25% tariff to the United States."