Washington, May 24 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on Samsung and other smartphone producers, following an earlier announcement targeting Apple.
"It would be more, it would be also Samsung and anybody that makes that product. Otherwise it wouldn't be fair," Trump told reporters at the White House Friday afternoon, when asked whether the president has the power to tariff one single company.
"That'll start on, I guess, the end of June ... I think we have that appropriately done by the end of June," Trump said.
Samsung is a South Korean company, with its Galaxy series a major competitor to Apple's iPhones.
Earlier in the day, Trump announced on social media that he will impose 25 percent tariff on Apple ...