Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Trump toured a Texas computer factory to tout US manufacturing

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'When you build in the United States you don't have to worry about tariffs,' Trump said on Wednesday.

doesn't own or operate its own manufacturing and instead contracts with companies like Flex. A Flex spokesperson declined to comment.

For Apple, the relationship with Trump enables the iPhone maker to communicate at the highest level its position on several trade-related issues, including tariffs. As part of Trump's trade war with China, a 15% import tax"The nice part here is you don't have to worry about tariffs," Trump said on Wednesday. "When you build in the United States you don't have to worry about tariffs," Trump said.

In June, Apple announced a new Mac Pro design. The company didn't specify where it would be manufactured, but theEarlier this year, Apple applied for federal product exclusions for 15 parts needed to assemble the computer. When, Apple said it planned to manufacture the Mac Pro in the same facility in Texas that was used for the previous model. The Mac Pro computer will go on sale in December.

 

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