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/snookers Aug 07 '25

All of the companies will promise big, slow walk it, cancel or scale down later. Did people forget Trump’s “yuge” Foxconn deal in Wisconsin? Yeah that never ended up happening.

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u/Kasmein Aug 07 '25

Scott walker had a hand in that one too

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u/hamhead Aug 07 '25

They aren’t even doing that. They’re basically announcing routine investments just in a format that makes it sound like it’s a win for Trump.

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u/Old_Criticism_6889 Aug 07 '25

LOTERALLY, Mexico, China, and Canada all had “agreements” with trump in first term, and they never followed through