Trump Asks Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India (2)

May 15, 2025, 11:46 AM UTC

President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make devices for the US, pushing the iPhone maker to add domestic production as it pivots away from China.

“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said of his conversation with Apple’s chief executive officer in Qatar, where he’s on a state visit. “He is building all over India. I don’t want you building in India.” As a result of their discussion, Trump said Apple will be “upping their production in the United States.”

WATCH: Trump says India made an offer to drop tariffs on US goods. Source: Bloomberg

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