webfact Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Trump considering whether Apple should be exempt from China tariffs FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump views Apple products as he tours Apple's Mac Pro manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after touring a plant that assembles Apple Inc <AAPL.O> computers that he was considering whether to exempt the U.S. company from tariffs on imports from China. "We're looking at that," Trump said in answer to a reporter's question about the tariffs, after touring a plant in Austin, Texas, with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook that assembles the company's Mac Pro desktop computers. Cook, who has a strong relationship with Trump, has sought relief for Apple from the U.S. tariffs, which are part of a months-long tit-for-tat trade war between the world's largest economies. "The problem we have is you have Samsung. It's a great company but it's a competitor of Apple, and it's not fair if, because we have a trade deal with Korea - we made a great trade deal with South Korea - but we have to treat Apple on a somewhat similar basis as we treat Samsung," Trump said. Apple announced in September it would make its new Mac Pro computers in Austin. The announcement came days after U.S. trade regulators approved 10 out of 15 requests for tariff exemptions filed by Apple amid a broader reprieve on levies on computer parts. Earlier this month, Apple also asked the Trump administration to waive tariffs on Chinese-made Apple Watches, iPhone components and other consumer products. Trump has made boosting the U.S. manufacturing sector one of the goals of his presidency, taking to Twitter to pressure U.S. companies into keeping jobs at home. Earlier on Wednesday, Apple said it had started construction of a new campus in Austin that will employ 5,000 workers, with the capacity to grow to 15,000. It is expected to open in 2022. (Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Eric Beech; Editing by Sandra Maler and Leslie Adler) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-11-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Tim Apple knows how to play the president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: Tim Apple knows how to play the president. Who doesn’t, massage his bloated ego and send him a beautiful letter and he’ll do whatever you want. Or in Putin’s case, get him elected...he’ll bark like a dog then and trust you more than his own intelligence gathering agencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 49 minutes ago, webfact said: but we have to treat Apple on a somewhat similar basis as we treat Samsung," Trump said. So also Dell and HP will be exempt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Oh no.....he's doing a quid pro quo...when will he ever learn? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, JHolmesJr said: Oh no.....he's doing a quid pro quo...when will he ever learn? ???? Learning requires the ability to reflect upon and admit past mistakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 He's desperately trying to pump Apple's stock price. That is all this tub of lard cares about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I am trying desperately to think of what more can be said about this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thainesss Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Learning requires the ability to reflect upon and admit past mistakes... The irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Ya gotta love his ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 58 minutes ago, Thainesss said: The irony. Indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 5 hours ago, stevenl said: So also Dell and HP will be exempt? let the trail of other companies start to follow; so it will be a pointless outcome back to square one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I vote YES. My AAPL stock needs more room to run up! Go Tim Apple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, car720 said: I am trying desperately to think of what more can be said about this guy. How about a simple Thank you Mr President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 He is all bark and no bit. In the end, he will relent with minimum changes but will herald as major breakthrough. Just like NAFTA and the new USMCA, there were practically little change and still not ratified by Congress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, JHolmesJr said: How about a simple Thank you Mr President. For what? He didnt do anything. Only considering. Some people are easily pleased, and fooled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomacht8 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Cook, who has a strong relationship with Trump,... Sounds like nepotism. What does one not do everything, for his friends. I would not be surprised if the nights and meetings of Apple employees at Trump's hotels would rise. What about the other hundreds of US companies manufacturing in China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Sock it to all of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, JHolmesJr said: How about a simple Thank you Mr President. Well, if by Mr. President you mean Obama, then you have a point. The facility began operations in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Now I know why apple was not pulling all the trump propaganda like Twitter trump needs it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Incredible anyone listens to dotard these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Redline said: Incredible anyone listens to dotard these days People don't. Algorithms in the stock market do. And that's who he is talking to every morning just before the market opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Nick Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/21/2019 at 2:36 PM, bristolboy said: Ya gotta love his ignorance. This is absolute comedy gold! Where I come from, we used to say "Grandpa is getting a bit confused"...you know...before Alzheimers and dementia were an actual thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 11/21/2019 at 8:02 PM, JHolmesJr said: How about a simple Thank you Mr President. He's not my president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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