Apple commits another $100B to US manufacturing as Trump tariffs hit India

Apple will commit another $100 billion toward domestic manufacturing on Wednesday – a move that comes as the Trump administration slaps steep tariffs on India.

The fresh pledge includes funding aimed at boosting Apple’s capability to produce more of the critical components needed for its iPhones and other products within the US, Bloomberg reported, citing a White House official with knowledge of the plans.

“President Trump’s America First economic agenda has secured trillions of dollars in investments that support American jobs and bolster American businesses,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement.

“Today’s announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry that will simultaneously help reshore the production of critical components to protect America’s economic and national security,” Rogers added.

The announcement will bring Apple’s total planned US investments to $600 billion.

The company, led by CEO Tim Cook, said earlier this year that it would spend $500 billion in the US over the next four years and build out a manufacturing plant in Houston.

Apple did not immediately return The Post’s request for comment.

President Trump has pressured Cook to move more production to the US and reduce its dependency on China – where Apple still manufactures most of its iPhones.

Under Cook’s watch, Apple has also shifted more production to India to avoid steep tariffs imposed on Chinese-made imports.

That plan grew more complicated on Wednesday as Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on India over the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil.

The latest move brought the total tariff rate on India to 50%.

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