{"id":2434995,"date":"2025-05-15T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-set-apple-ceo-tim-cook-straight-after-the-two-had-a-little-problem-yesterday\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T11:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:40:03","slug":"trump-says-he-set-apple-ceo-tim-cook-straight-after-the-two-had-a-little-problem-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-set-apple-ceo-tim-cook-straight-after-the-two-had-a-little-problem-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Set Apple CEO Tim Cook Straight After the Two \u2018Had a Little Problem\u2019 Yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-set-apple-ceo-tim-cook-straight-after-the-two-had-a-little-problem-yesterday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2434995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutor-seeks-death-penalty-and-hate-crime-charges-in-atlanta-spa-shootings\/\" title=\"Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty And Hate Crime Charges in Atlanta Spa Shootings\">recent news conference<\/a>, President Donald Trump expressed his concerns over Apple expanding its manufacturing operations in India rather of the United States. He recounted a conversation with Tim Cook, Apple&#8217;s CEO, in which he urged Cook to increase production in the U.S. instead of India, citing high tariffs that complicate sales in the Indian market.Trump highlighted Apple&#8217;s commitment to invest $500 billion in U.S. facilities, including a new manufacturing plant in Texas. He indicated that India had offered to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-inflation-plagued-biden-considering-revoking-trump-tariffs-on-chinese-goods\/\" title=\"Desperate Inflation-Plagued Biden Considering Revoking Trump ... On Chinese Goods\">reduce tariffs<\/a>, potentially making it easier to do business there, but he remained steadfast in his preference for Apple to focus on production in America. Trump criticized India&#8217;s trade practices while underlining ongoing negotiations aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-demands-joe-biden-explain-why-he-eliminated-u-s-tariffs-on-china\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton Demands Joe Biden Explain Why He Eliminated U.S. ... on China\">tariff reductions<\/a>. Apple has not yet commented on trump&#8217;s remarks, though it has been increasing its iPhone production in India to mitigate tariffs imposed during the trade war with China.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has &ldquo;a little problem&rdquo; with Apple expanding production in India instead of in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday, I said to him &lsquo;Tim you&rsquo;re my friend, I&rsquo;ve treated you very good,&rsquo; You&rsquo;re coming in with $500 billion,&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump said during a Thursday news conference in Qatar, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNBCTV18News\/status\/1922927292101296424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a> announced in February it would invest $500 billion in production facilities that included a manufacturing facility in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Foxconn, which is Apple&rsquo;s main supplier, has received the approval of India&rsquo;s government to build a $433 million semiconductor plant that is scheduled to open in 2027, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/15\/business\/trump-says-he-told-apple-to-stop-making-iphones-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;I told Tim Cook we&rsquo;re not interested in you building (Apple) in India, they can take care of themselves, you up your production here (US),&rdquo; claimed Trump. He added that India was one of the highest tariff-imposing countries &amp; has now made an offer to reduce tariffs significantly&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/11p9okfjTg\">pic.twitter.com\/11p9okfjTg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNBCTV18News\/status\/1922927292101296424?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want you building in India,&rdquo; Trump said he told Apple&rsquo;s CEO. &ldquo;You can build in India if you want, to take care of India, because India is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highest tariff nations<\/a> in the world. It&rsquo;s very hard to sell in India.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that India and the United States are currently in trade talks to change that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve offered us a deal where basically, they&rsquo;re willing to, literally, charge us no tariffs. So we go from the highest tariff &hellip; to a point where they have actually told us that there will be no tariffs,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then resumed his revelation of his conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-weighs-video-flubbing-apple-ceos-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president continued: &ldquo;I said to Tim, I said, &lsquo;Tim look, we treated you really good, we put up with all the plants that you built in China for years, now you got build [with] us.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not interested in you building in India, India can take care of themselves &hellip; we want you to build here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then added, &ldquo;they&rsquo;re going to be upping their production in the United States. Apple. So Apple&rsquo;s already in for $500 billion but they&rsquo;re going to be upping their production.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Apple has not commented on Trump&rsquo;s remarks,&nbsp; per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/15\/trump-apple-india-iphone-tariffs-trade-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tech\/tim-cook-donald-trump-india-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, Apple has been planning to increase iPhone production in India to evade tariffs that Trump had put on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/art-deal-trump-defeats-china-communists-agree-terms-just-2-days-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cook said on an earning call that &ldquo;the majority of iPhones sold in the US will have India as their country of origin.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN wrote that an iPhone made in America could cost $3,500 due to the higher costs of manufacturing in America, citing Dan Ives, global head of technology research at Wedbush Securities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India currently makes about 20 percent of Apple&rsquo;s iPhones, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/15\/business\/trump-tariffs-india-manufacturing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Times report said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-triumphs-india-latest-success-media-said-never-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a> is seeking to increase its  of the iPhone market to 30 percent.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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