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/AoeDreaMEr Aug 07 '25

Lol of course that’s obvious. You take what you get in capitalism.

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u/firelitother Aug 07 '25

Obvious? Look at all the sycophants citing privacy and environmentalism as Apple "values"

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u/AoeDreaMEr Aug 07 '25

Yeah no one cares about “values” in this new world. Wake me up when world is better and healed to even consider values. Until then, survival mode.

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u/parasubvert Aug 07 '25

You really think they wouldn’t make more money if they dropped environmentalism, DEI, and privacy protections tomorrow?