White House spokesman Kush Desai told the Post that Apple or any other company had not been granted “any exemptions”, adding that the administration’s agenda will build on existing commitments by firms such as Apple, Nvidia and the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to manufacture more in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Consumer goods such as iPhones could be among the hardest hit by Trump’s sweeping tariffs, analysts said earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Trump administration announced, then paused, sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, throwing the global economy into a state of uncertainty.<\/p>\n