President Trump Announces Samsung’s “Massive Investment” in the US, Attributing It to His Tariff Policy

Okay, so here’s the scoop—or whatever I should call it. Samsung’s got the spotlight, and it’s big, like, really BIG, ugh. Anyway, President Trump just kinda blurted it out while chit-chatting about this trade stuff with South Korea.

Samsung’s Mega Moves: A New Chapter in the US—Or Something Like That

Now, picture this: the Trump team, busy combing through trade deets with India, Japan, and you guessed it, South Korea. And a huge chunk of that involves these foreign big shots planting their stakes in the US. You know, ever since Trump strolled into the White House, we’ve seen the likes of Apple, TSMC, and SoftBank dropping these multi-billion dollar bombshells about setting up shop stateside. And, well, Samsung’s apparently next. Or so says The Korea Herald. Funny how news travels, huh?

Quote time! (Because quotes make things official, right?)

“So, Samsung’s making moves, seemingly all coz of tariffs. They’re vibing with the idea of mega facilities in the US. Thank the tariffs, I guess? Even though Samsung’s name wasn’t right there, whispers say they’re brewing a big thing to dodge those tariff bullets.”

And you might be like, “Whoa, Samsung’s really going for gold!” They’re planning to jack up their Austin and Texas ops, aiming to generate, wait for it, 10,000 jobs. Like whoa! Plus, there’s this Taylor, Texas gig—it’s cooking up something that sounds kinda sci-fi. Cryptic, right? Something about 2nm nodes. NVIDIA’s apparently drooling over it. I mean, who knew circuits could be so exciting?

Anyway—ugh, where was I? Okay, focus. Samsung’s eyeing a shift in gears for appliances and TVs. Maybe coz of quarterly earnings—blah blah corporate stuff. So yeah, a nifty tariff deal would tie everything up.

And there’s buzz about an official trumpet (pun intended) once Trump pins down his South Korea trade checklist. Could be next week. Could be not. Time’s just a weird soup, isn’t it?