Donald Trump promised tariffs would bring jobs back to America. Instead, they’re bringing Apple to India, and leaving American workers out in the cold.
They’re moving factories to India and Vietnam, and reengineering their entire supply chain to dodge Trump’s chaos. Why? Because they’re chasing ultra-cheap labor and massive profits.
Here’s what they don’t want you to know:
1.) By the end of this quarter, the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. will be made in India.
2.) Almost all Apple Watches, iPads, Macs, and AirPods sold here will come from Vietnam.
3.) Apple is spending billions rerouting supply chains just to dodge tariffs, not to benefit workers.
In fact, just this June quarter alone, Apple expects a $900 million hit from tariffs, and that’s with a temporary exemption in place.
But don't be fooled by that number. Analysts expected it could have been ten times worse, closer to $9 billion. So what did Apple do? They scrambled.
They stockpiled product ahead of tariff announcements. They invested in new Indian plants, like the $2.6 billion Foxconn factory in Bengaluru, set to eventually create 50,000 jobs — in India. They rerouted 600 tons of iPhones out of India to the U.S. in March alone.
This is what Trump’s tariffs have delivered:
❌ No American jobs
❌ No "America First"
❌ Weakening of the middle class
Instead, they’ve triggered a frantic race to the bottom — where American companies are cutting costs and fleeing to wherever wages are lowest. In India, factory workers are paid 1/25th of the American average. Even China’s wages look expensive by comparison.
And Apple’s not even close to done. While Cook reassured investors that “China will still be the origin for most Apple products outside the U.S.,” make no mistake, this isn’t about “decoupling” from China. It’s about finding the next cheap labor market.
The cherry on top? Trump’s tariff policy is unstable, poorly planned, and subject to last-minute reversals. Right now, Apple is benefiting from a temporary exemption, but Tim Cook admitted, “it’s very difficult to predict beyond June.”
The full 145% China tariff still applies to some AppleCare services and accessories like iPhone cases and repair parts. And if Trump lifts the broader exemption? Apple, and its American consumers, will get hit hard, just in time for the iPhone 17 launch.
This isn’t just about Apple. This is about the broken promise that tariffs would save American manufacturing. They haven’t. They won’t. They’re just a tax on working families, while billion-dollar corporations adapt, exploit, and expand their global reach.
If anything, Trump's policies have accelerated the exodus of manufacturing from the U.S. Want to fight for real economic policy that puts working people first, not corporations? Join the fight now.
With hope for a better future,
No Dem Left Behind
