In a recent interview od the US president-elect Donald Trump with The New York Time, he clearly said that he received phone calls from Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after winning the presidential election earlier this month. These calls for the two "big men" to congratulate Trump with its victory. Aside from that, Trump also said that he talked to Cook regarding the possibility of getting Apple products in the U.S.
Donald Trump Offers Tim Cook Incentives To Make iPhone in U.S.
As reported by the MacRumors, Trump told Cook via phone conversation that it will be a "real achievement" for him as a politic man when he gets Apple to make its products in the United States. Most of Apple's current manufacturing partners operate in countries such as China and Vietnam, but Trump is willing to give an incentive to the company to build at least one plant in the United States and make its local products.
I got a call from Tim Cook at Apple, and I said, 'Tim, you know one of the things that will be a real achievement for me is when I get Apple to build a big plant in the United States, or many big plants in the United States, where instead of going to China, and going to Vietnam, and going to the places that you go to, you're making your product right here.'
CEO Cook acknowledged what Trump said by saying "I understand that." As reported by TechTimes, Trump replies mentioning what he and America can do for the company. Trump told the CEO that Apple could build a big plant in the Unites States, or several big plants, and make its devices right there, and that could be doable with the right incentives.
I think we'll create the incentives for you, and I think you're going to do it. We're going for a very large tax cut for corporations, which you'll be happy about.' But we're going for big tax cuts, we have to get rid of regulations, regulations are making it impossible. Whether you're liberal or conservative, I mean I could sit down and show you regulations that anybody would agree are ridiculous. It's gotten to be a free-for-all. And companies can't, they can't even start up, they can't expand, they're choking.
All quoted phrases are from the full transcript interview of Donald Trump held by The New York Times.
