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Trump’s chip tariff threat takes aim at Apple’s TSMC partnership

The Trump tariffs could financially hit Apple’s chip production partnership with TSMC, after the President insisted the import taxes will be applied to semiconductors and other specific industries in the near future.

Apple CEO Tim Cook [left] with Donald Trump [right] at a Mac Pro factory

During his re-election campaign, President Donald Trump pushed an agenda to bring more manufacturing to the United States via tariffs. While Apple has so far escaped the prospect of dealing with the tariffs directly, that may not last for long.

In a Monday speech at an Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Resort in Miami, Florida, Trump discussed a range of topics, but spoke at length about tariffs.

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