Trump threatens "Apple" to impose a 25% fee on iPhone phones

US President Donald Trump has threatened Apple to impose customs duties with at least 25% if iPhone phones are not manufactured in the United States, increasing the pressure on technology giant to increase local production. Trump said in a message on the “Truth Swishal” website on Friday. He added that if this does not happen, “Apple) will have to pay a customs tariff with at least 25% to the United States.” US stock futures dropped to their lowest levels in the session after Trump’s announcement, as Nasdac 100 led the decline. Apple shares fell by 4%. Apple did not respond immediately to request a remark about Trump’s threat. Apple has a manufacturing challenge in the United States, the huge technology company has become a regular target for Trump in its efforts to force businesses to bring more manufacturing functions to the United States. Trump’s claims are a major challenge for the company, which has concentrated the supply chains of its famous phones in China for years. The manufacture of iPhone devices in the United States will be very difficult, even for a rich business such as “Apple”, with a lack of local engineering and manufacturing talents, which makes it almost impossible in the short term. Apple is manufactured by most iPhone devices in China, and it does not have the production of smartphones in the United States. The company promised to employ more workers in the United States, and promised to spend $ 500 billion locally over the next four years. Trump has also hampered Apple’s plans to import most of the “iPhone” devices selling it in the United States of America by the end of next year, saying he asked Tim Cook, CEO of the company, to stop building factories in India and focusing on the United States.