Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has been an outspoken critic of some of President Donald Trump’s policies and an advocate for a number of liberal causes. Which makes his close relationship with the president surprising to some. “I don’t believe in having people talk on my behalf.” Tim Cook In an interview with ABC News that aired Wednesday, after Trump toured an Apple factory in Austin, Texas, Cook said he likes to cut out the middleman.
Of course, that doesn’t mean Apple doesn’t lobby; just last week, the company reportedly hired a major Trump donor to lobby on its behalf that it should be exempt from new tariffs. Apple reportedly spent $60 million on lobbying from 2005 to 2018, including $6.6 million last year. That effort — by both lobbyists and Cook — may be paying off: Trump said Wednesday that he’s “looking” at exempting Apple from a new wave of tariffs on Chinese goods set to take effect in December. Cook has said in the past that such tariffs would hurt Apple’s bottom line and help its biggest competitors.
While Trump has called for Apple’s iPhones to be made in America, Cook said that’s not realistic. “The way I think about it is, the iPhone is made everywhere,” he said, noting that while the devices are assembled in China, its glass and many silicone components are made in the U.S.
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