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Stephen Starr in Harrodsburg, Kentucky

In a small Kentucky town, Trump’s threats to tech giants pay dividends but also cause concern

a building with a Corning sign
Corning’s Harrodsburg facility, site of a $2.5bn commitment announced by Apple, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on 7 August 2025. Photograph: Jon Cherry/Reuters

For people reading the news on an iPhone, the chances are the glass screen they are tapping on was made in a small town in central Kentucky you’ve never heard of.

Now, Donald Trump wants all iPhone and Apple Watch glass screens to be made in the US, and the giant tech company recently announced it would oblige.

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