Trump says he doesn’t want Apple building products in India: ‘I had a little problem with Tim Cook’
- During a visit to Qatar on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he spoke with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and expressed his opposition to the expansion of iPhone manufacturing in India.
- Trump opposed the move because it follows his tariffs on Chinese imports and his push to increase U.S. Manufacturing despite Apple's complex global supply chain.
- Apple began making iPhones in India in 2017, ramped up flagship assembly in 2023, and plans to produce about 25 percent of global iPhones there within a few years.
- Trump said to Cook, "I don’t want you building in India" and urged him to increase production in the U.S., though analysts say costs and supply complexity make this nearly impossible.
- The dispute highlights tensions over tariffs and trade; India offers to waive tariffs on U.S. Goods, while Apple shifts production to avoid paused U.S. Tariffs on China.
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Trump Says He Has a 'Little Problem' With Apple's CEO
During a business roundtable with American business leaders in Qatar on Thursday, President Trump said he had a "little problem" with one of the CEOs who wasn't there: Apple's Tim Cook. Trump criticized Cook—who announced a $500 billion spending plan for the US days after meeting with Trump in...
Trump Has "Little Problem" with Apple Boss Cook
US President Donald Trump increases the pressure on Apple CEO Tim Cook to build more devices in the US instead of India. "I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday," Trump said at a performance in Qatar. "Tim, you're my friend, I treated you very well," he said to the Apple boss. However, although Cook announced investment of $500 billion in the US, he has devices "produced throughout India." He doesn't want Apple to build in India – except…
Trump says he doesn’t want Apple building products in India: ‘I had a little problem with Tim Cook’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook that he doesn’t want the tech giant to build its products in India, taking shots at the company’s moves to diversify production away from China.
Trump Urges Tim Cook to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India
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