Charles Arthur believes that the reason we’re seeing iOS 13.1 betas already could be linked to Trump’s tariffs.
Apple’s management also knows it can just about find a win-win solution here. If 13.1 proceeds as if it were 13.0, then it will be ready roughly when the “normal” 13.0 would have been, roughly a week after the new iPhones are launched, but about a week before they go on sale. That means that it can be the “GM” when it’s announced.
I don’t buy his Occam’s Razor logic because that is about finding an explanation with the fewest assumptions, and not his stated « most rational explanation. » And his theory, although interesting nonetheless, makes more assumptions than the current explanation of « Apple is holding features for iOS 13.1 to make iOS 13.0 more stable. »
Check It Out: The iOS 13.1 Beta and a Possible Link to Trump Tariffs

Not all weirdness in the world is rooted in Trump