President Trump on Saturday pitched what he called an “easy solution” for Apple to avoid his proposed tariffs on China: Make the products in the U.S.
Trump acknowledged in a tweet that “Apple prices may increase because of the massive Tariffs we may be imposing on China,” but suggested the issue was not with the tariffs themselves.
“There is an easy solution where there would be ZERO tax, and indeed a tax incentive. Make your products in the United States instead of China. Start building new plants now,” Trump wrote. “Exciting!”
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The president’s comments came after Apple warned this week that Trump’s proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods would affect a host of its products, including Apple Watch and Apple AirPods.
“It is difficult to see how tariffs that hurt U.S. companies and U.S. consumers will advance the Government’s objectives with respect to China’s technology policies,” Apple said in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
“We hope, instead, that you will reconsider these measures and work to find other, more effective solutions that leave the U.S. economy and U.S. consumer stronger and healthier than ever before.”
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Trump tells Apple "easy solution" to avoid tariffs is to make products in US https://t.co/1YpamQWtOo pic.twitter.com/BrnOZyoIep
— The Hill (@thehill) September 9, 2018
Froman: "We can make iPhones in this country, completely in this country, but they’ll probably cost $3,000 and they won’t be available to the single mother who uses it to FaceTime with her kids … People rely on trade in ways that they have no realization of.” https://t.co/oTpjquxHus
— Anshu Siripurapu (@AnshuSiripurapu) September 8, 2018
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