While speaking to the media later that day, Trump clarified that the tariff would apply to any company selling foreign-made phones in the U.S., not just Apple. The president said

President Donald Trump said that the tariffs he threatened against Apple Inc. earlier Friday would also be aimed at a wider range of device makers, including Samsung Electronics Co., to spur them into moving manufacturing of their products to the US.

U.S. President Donald Trump has revived his tariff campaign, this time taking aim at smartphones. Samsung Electronics and Apple are on red alert ahead of their new model release set for July and September,