Under Trump’s pressure, Apple is to commit a 100 billion dollar investment. According to the sources of the company, Apple has now announced that it will invest $100 billion in the US, following pressure from Donald Trump.
The background of this plan is that analysts concluded that moving iPhone manufacturing back to the United States could raise the price of each device by up to $3,500. On May 23, 2025, a 25% tariff was threatened by Donald Trump on iPhones imported outside the United States.
Now Apple has committed to spending another $100 billion. In February 2025, Apple announced it would invest $500 billion over 4 years, with some aims like manufacturing a server building plant in the United States. This $100 billion is the latest pledge by the tech industry to increase production in the United States.
Tim Cook (Apple’s Chief Executive) said that they are looking forward to “doing more” to avoid tariffs. He also said that “I want to take a moment to praise President Trump’s focus on domestic semiconductor manufacturing”.
Donald Trump announced this news on Wednesday in the white house and said that “Apple would massively increase spending on its domestic supply chain and also by including new data centres across the country”.
It is a $100 billion additional spending on top of $500 dollars, a lot of money will go to its supply base, server manufacturing will be done, there will also be some kind of training elements as it has committed to the United States. This will be an expansion of a financial commitment, but the thing is that they say that it is not going as far as they are going to manufacture iPhones in America.
The reality is that Apple invests a billion per year already in the United States. In Kentucky, they make glass for iPhones. Also, Mr Crook, the CEO of the company, personally donated $1 million alongside Trump to Trump’s inaugural committee. Crook also presented President Trump with a glass statue.
Christine MacDaniel said that “Apple is making a rational business decision based on the policy environment”.
Apple has also made a bulk of its products in China, and according to the research, China is its largest production hub, and over 50% of Apple products are made in China. Mr. Tim has emphasised the strategies of working with third parties to make investments.
Paolo Pescatore(founder of PP Foresight) has complimented Mr Cook and said that it remains to be seen what the investments mean to many different pieces that go into Apple devices, and also where they are produced. In short, Apple has invested $600 billion in the United States, which is the largest reshoring move in history.
