Trump is playing a 'game of chicken' with Tim Cook over Apple's India production to pressure for 'full-blown' U.S.

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manufacturing, analyst says

President Donald Trump said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook he was not happy about the tech company’s investment in manufacturing in India. Trump is likely pressuring Cook to increase U.S. production, according to Morningstar analyst William Kerwin, despite it not being practical or cost-effective. The president and CEO have a history of diplomacy and compromise.

President Donald Trump’s insistence on Apple stopping production in India is part of the president’s plan to “squeeze” more investments in U.S. manufacturing out of the tech giant, one analyst says. Trump’s request is the latest in a yearslong push-and-pull between him and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Trump said on Thursday he told Cook to stop production in India, months after the tech giant reportedly made plans to accelerate production in the country. Apple has made the strategic shift to India amid Trump’s steep tariffs in China, where Apple has 80% of its production capacity and where 90% of iPhones are assembled, according to Evercore ISI.

“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said, referring to a state visit he made to Qatar. “I said to him, ‘my friend, I treated you very good. You’re coming here with $500 billion, but now I hear you’re building all over India.’ I don’t want you building in India.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-playing-game-chicken-tim-181025541.html

Easy for Trump to say. With those tiny fingers I'm sure he has no problem screwing in those tiny screws.

[OrlandoDem2]

1. If a Democrat told a CEO how to conduct their business....OMG the GOP would scream COMMUNISM!!

[maxrandb]

2. It's NOT a game of chicken...it's a fucking prewritten off-hollywood script for Donnie Dipshits reality show

Hey presstitutes! Let me explain...AGAIN...how this works.

1. Donnie Dipshit will fart in Apple's direction, he will be "soooo tough"

2. Apple will throw a bone by announcing they are looking at building a factory in some Dumbfuckistan, 'MuriKKKa shithole.

3. Donnie Dipshit will declare victory, while the presstitutes fall all over themselves to filate his flacid, shriveled penis.

4. And pay attention now. Apple will NEVER build any such factory.

For reference, please SEE EVERY FUCKING DEAL HE HAS BRAGGED ABOUT FOR HIS ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE!

Lather-Rinse-Repeat

[tanyev]

3. LOL, "The president and CEO have a history of diplomacy and compromise."

If you call a mafia boss dropping suggestions and making threats “diplomacy”, then sure. Diplomacy.