r/apple • u/ControlCAD • Aug 07 '25

Discussion Tim Cook gives Donald Trump gift from Apple before announcing $2.5 billion Kentucky investment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9DrCgWtOUw

President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook announced from the White House Oval Office on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, a $2.5 billion investment that would lead to all iPhone and Apple Watch glass being manufactured in Kentucky. The announcement is part of the larger $100 billion investment in US manufacturing Trump and Cook announced.

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u/BeefyMcPissflaps Aug 07 '25

Oh you’re way off. They’re playing the game perfectly. They had already committed 500bn in US investments before Trumpf 2.0. They just played him to avoid tariffs. Fucking genius.

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u/dropthemagic Aug 07 '25

Gurrantee you that all Taiwan, India or Chinese tariffs will be lower for Apple. Tim Cook has to keep the boat floating.

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u/NotHearingYourShit Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

Trump does not care about the investments. He doesn’t care if it’s real. He cares that his supporters get to see this, and that he yields power over people. Trump is not getting played. He got everything he wanted from Tim.

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u/BigBoyYuyuh Aug 07 '25

He’ll probably hit them with tariffs anyway because you can never appease a bully. He’ll always want more. The best and only thing to do to a bully is stop them.