Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics

[riversedge]

Source: AP


By JOSH BOAK Updated 4:55 PM CDT, August 6, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.

“We’ll be putting a tariff on of approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors,” Trump said in the Oval Office while meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook. “But if you’re building in the United States of America, there’s no charge.”

The Republican president said companies that make computer chips in the U.S. would be spared the import tax. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortage of computer chips increased the price of autos and contributed to an overall uptick in inflation.

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Demand for computer chips has been climbing worldwide, with sales increasing 19.6% in the year-ended in June, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization..........................



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People are going to start noticing--even more-the higher prices of EVERYTHING!!

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

1. I was wondering what Der Dingleberry was going to turn Tim Cook's visit into...

...eom

[The Madcap]

2. What an idiot...

This will make many devices unaffordable as if they aren't already.

[Oopsie Daisy]

3. Fucking idiot.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Republicans restrict the benefits of society to those who can afford it.

Soon only households earning $250k and up will be able to buy much of anything.

[speak easy]

5. "But if you're building in the United States of America, there's no charge."

So way is the incentive for using American made chips?

[Botany]

6. Trump stopped the funding on a multi billion dollar chip factory in Ohio. I think it was an Intel plant.

Intel delays Ohio chip project again to 2031 The project, which was slated to begin operations in 2026,
is underway to meet surging demand for advanced semiconductors.

(Trump stopped it because it was part of Joe Biden’s Chips and science act.)

The $28 billion Ohio One project, which initially broke ground in September 2022, is part of Intel’s long-awaited effort to make the state one of the leading hubs for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

At the time, the Biden administration touted Intel’s investment as a boon for the U.S. industry following the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, which has provided billions of dollars in incentives to chipmakers for project funding. However, action on the project has been slow, with multiple delays due in part to changing corporate strategy, market dynamics and limited capital.

https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/intel-delays-new-albany-ohio-chip-manufacturing-project-again-2030-2031/741321/

[RussBLib]

7. Isn't there some court case re tariffs?

Trump does not have the authority to slap tariffs all over everything, and a court case is supposedly out there stating as such. Where the fuck is it?

[Old Crank]

16. There is a case on going

I believe the court is working on their dcision. The judges sounded sceptical towards the government arguements.

When a decision is rendered it will be appealed by the loosing side.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Another brilliant economic plan.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. How much would it cost and how long would it take to get a chip factory online?

Does Shit-for brains know?

[Metaphorical]

14. Fab plants are expensive

$5 to $10 billion per plant and usually taking as much as a decade from inception to production.

What makes this even worse is that you need to have specialized equipment to create such a fab, and for the most part the US no longer manufactures that equipment directly, instead preferring to get it from South Korea or China.

This is going to be a stake to the heart of the AI industry.

[Old Crank]

17. 3 to 5 years and 10 billion dollars

Can be longer. that doesnot count the hiring and trainng of qualified workers which are haard to get in the US bcause we donot have much in the way of installed base to draw from.

[Eugene]

10. FUCK!!! I'm still reeling from a 45% jump in component prices.

Naturally, MF47 will proclaim that production will pivot to the U.S. overnight.

This tariff is going to raise the cost of everything.

[wolfie001]

18. Yes! I just purchased a new Dell Win 11 desktop

Just the box itself. And it was about $300 more than I thought it would be before I shopped around. Now they'll be double $? Stupid, bloated, orange imbecile.

[ananda]

11. What is with these understated euphemisms?

Reality: certain to make electronics and their repair
completely unaffordable for most people.

[Karasu]

13. The MSM has been doing that shit for the last 10+ years. It drives me fucking insane, especially since almost no one

calls them out on it.

[wolfie001]

19. Billionaires are their editors

They only push what they feel is good for Wall Street. Period.

[NEOBuckeye]

12. Hey Tim Cook, Peter Thiel, Marc Andressen, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon... how do you all feel NOW about backing this shitbag?

You guys in Silicon Valley got behind this bastard and backed him back into the White House. You thought he was going to open new markets for you. Instead, he's closing them down and needlessly killing industry after industry.

Some lot of geniuses you are.

[RussBLib]

20. But they dare not speak ill of Tangerine Palpatine

...or the mob will descend upon you.

Land of the free?
Home of the brave?

[mackdaddy]

15. Meanwhile the new Intel chip plant being built near Columbus Ohio is in trouble.

Construction started under the Biden Chips Act which Trump gutted just because, well Biden did it.

Intel: Ohio plant ‘likely’ canceled if company can’t get new manufacturing customers
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — Intel announced it will need to get external customers for its manufacturing division, or it may need to stop all work in Ohio.

Last week, Intel announced it is further slowing construction at its $28 billion manufacturing site in Licking County. Intel also said if it is unable to find external customers for a new manufacturing technology, it will likely have to stop all work in Ohio. The technology is called 14A and won’t debut until 2027, so Intel will have some time to try and acquire the customers it needs. See previous coverage of Intel’s slowed construction in the video player above.

https://www.nbc4i.com/intel-in-ohio/intel-ohio-plant-likely-canceled-if-company-cant-get-new-manufacturing-customers/