Apple stock surged Wednesday as investors anticipated an announcement from the company about new U.S. factory construction. A White House official revealed that Apple will unveil a $100 billion commitment to American manufacturing, accelerating its domestic investment to a total of $600 billion over the next four years.
Angela Palumbo and Ben Levisohn for Barron’s:
Apple had previously announced a $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. CEO Tim Cook said on the company’s July 31 earnings call that the investment would lead to “driving innovation and creating jobs in cutting-edge fields like advanced manufacturing, silicon engineering and artificial intelligence.”
White House Spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Barron’s that “today’s announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry that will simultaneously help reshore the production of critical components to protect America’s economic and national security.”
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The Trump Mobile T1 smartphone is almost certainly manufactured in China, not the United States.
• When launched in June 2025, Trump Mobile initially advertised the T1 as “built in the United States.” However, within days, those claims were quietly removed from its website .
• Supply chain analysts have since identified the T1 as likely a re‑branded version of China‑made devices such as the Wingtech REVVL 7 Pro 5G .
• Several reputable news outlets (e.g., Reuters, Daily Beast, LaptopMag) confirm that despite marketing language about U.S. pride or future domestic manufacturing, the initial production is in China   .
• Analysts note that producing key components—like AMOLED displays and chipsets—in the U.S. at that price point (~$499) is currently infeasible .
Summary: Despite claims of “All-American” design and branding, the Trump T1 phone is nearly certain to be manufactured in China—likely through OEM partnerships, not domestic U.S. production.
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