Trump threatens tariffs on beloved iPhones as he chews out Apple’s Tim Cook: Live updates

Donald Trump is tearing into Apple and threatening a new 25 percent tariff on iPhones if the company does not manufacture the product in the U.S.

‘I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.

‘If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter!’

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Trump rips into Apple and threatens 25% tariffs if iPhones are not made in the US

I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else. If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter!

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Trump launches crippling tariffs on ‘very difficult’ Europe in new trade war escalation

Trump launches crippling tariffs on ‘very difficult’ Europe
Donald Trump is threatening new crippling tariffs on the European Union after trade negotiations have gone south.

Donald Trump is threatening new crippling tariffs on the European Union after trade negotiations have gone south, in his latest market-rattling pronouncement.

The president took to Truth Social on Friday to accuse the EU of being ‘very difficult to deal with’ and ‘taking advantage’ of the United States.

He slammed estimates of a $250,000,000 trade deficit between the two countries every year, adding it’s ‘totally unacceptable.’

‘Our discussions with them are going nowhere!’ he proclaimed before threatening to slap a ‘straight 50 percent tariff’ on the EU beginning June 1,’ Trump wrote, sending futures markets into an immediate tailspin.

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Trump’s calls for an END to anti-Semitism as he sends condolences to family of murdered Israeli Embassy couple

President Donald Trump is fed up with the wave of anti-Semitism being displayed in the U.S. and called for its end in the wake of the murder of two Israeli Embassy workers.

A couple was murdered at an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Thursday by a gunman shouting ‘free Palestine.’

‘These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!’ Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday night. ‘Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA.’

Trump calls for END to anti-Semitism after murder of Israeli diplomats
President Donald Trump is fed up with the wave of anti-Semitism being displayed in the U.S. and called for its end in the wake of the murder of two Israeli Embassy workers.

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Supreme Court sends Trump a message

President Donald Trump has been issued a stern warning from the Supreme Court that there is one official who is immune to his wrath and cannot be fired.

In a ruling over a separate court battle about Trump’s decision to fire two federal labor board members, SCOTUS reminded the president Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is effectively untouchable.

Powell, who has drawn the ire of the president several times since he returned to the White House for refusing to lower interest rates, is serving a fixed term set to expire in May 2026.

Supreme Court warns Trump there is one man he is not allowed to fire
In a ruling over a separate court battle about Trump’s decision to fire two federal labor board members, SCOTUS reminded the president that one man is effectively untouchable.

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Trump’s ‘ICE Barbie’ Kristi Noem sparks liberal meltdown with vulgar two-word post

Kristi Noem told a bunch of illegal migrants they can ‘suck it’ on Thursday after their lawsuit against the Homeland Security chief was voluntarily dropped.

The suit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of ten detained migrants who the Trump administration were preparing to send to the infamous terrorist detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Kristi Noem’s two-word reason to order slapping down suit from migrant
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had two big, brutal words declaring victory over a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of two detained migrants that set the internet on fire.

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Inside Trump’s lavish multimillion-dollar crypto dinner as White House keeps guest list secret

More than 200 wealthy crypto bros descended on Donald Trump’s Washington D.C. golf course on Thursday evening for a private dinner with the president.

They were treated to filet mignon and warm lava cake inside the two-story clubhouse at the golf course, which sits on 800 acres in Northern Virginia on the banks of the Potomac River.

The White House kept the guest list a secret but many of the invited posted about the event on social media, showing off photos of Marine One landing and the massive ballroom filled with guests in black-tie.

Inside Trump’s lavish multimillion-dollar crypto dinner

More than 200 wealthy crypto bros descended on Donald Trump’s Washington D.C. golf course on Thursday evening for a private dinner with the president.

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Trump adds new flair to the walls of the West Wing with more untraditional pieces

President Donald Trump has added another piece of untraditional art to the walls of the White House.

Hanging in the West Wing is an illustration of Trump alongside two other prominent Republicans, Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.

A picture of the new addition was posted to X on Thursday by The New York Times’ Shawn McCreesh.

Trump adds new flair to the walls of the West Wing

President Donald Trump has added another piece of untraditional art to the walls of the White House.

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Trump lands devastating new blow on Harvard

The Trump administration has pulled the plug on Harvard’s ability to enroll international students in its continuing war with the Ivy League school.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the move on Thursday, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

In a statement they said that Harvard had created an unsafe campus environment by allowing ‘anti-American, pro-terrorists agitators’ on campus.

Trump lands new blow on Harvard that’s set to drain coffers
The Department of Homeland Security announced the move on Thursday, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.