On the 20th local time, US President trump visited the apple computer factory in Texas. On the same day, Trump and cook had a harmonious exchange atmosphere and expressed their satisfaction with "made in the United States". Unexpectedly, the US media poured cold water: the president mistakenly claimed that he had 'opened' an apple computer factory.
Us cable news network (CNN) reported on Trump's trip to Texas on the 21st, saying that when visiting the apple factory, the president did something he often did: exaggerating his role in it.
'we saw the completion of a very powerful and important factory. Anyone who follows my campaign knows that I always talk about Apple -- I want to see Apple build factories in the United States. " Trump said this during his visit.
However, shortly after leaving Texas, Trump's tweet on the social platform attracted the attention of the US media. He wrote: 'today I opened a large apple factory in Texas and will bring back high paying jobs for the United States. Pelosi closed Congress today because she doesn't care about American workers! "
CNN said that in fact, first, trump did not 'open' the factory that began to produce Apple Mac Pro computers in 2013. This is a Flextronics (Flex) manufacturing plant, not Apple; Second, Pelosi did not close the Congress. The house of Representatives was still meeting and passed the bill on the same day.
The New York Times also said that when trump visited the factory, he strongly hinted that it was a factory built by Apple itself. But in fact, it is not, and cook has not corrected this. Flextronics signed a contract with apple to produce Mac Pro.
US media said that trump could have talked about his role in keeping Mac Pro products in the United States. In September this year, Apple announced that it would produce a new version of the computer in the United States. Apple said it decided to stay in the United States because the U.S. government granted tariff exemption for key parts imported by apple from China.
In June this year, affected by tariffs and manufacturing costs, apple originally planned to move the Mac Pro production line to China. At that time, apple asked to exempt 25% of the import tax on some components, including a power unit, a stainless steel shell, a circuit board, a packaged mouse and a touch board.
It is reported that after Trump's visit, he was asked whether to consider granting tariff exemption to Apple's goods produced in China. He replied that he was "considering".
American media also said that at present, only Mac Pro products are suitable for production in the United States, while other products such as iPhone still cannot be realized. In an interview after the visit, Apple CEO Cook said that the iPhone is a product of the global supply chain and will eventually be assembled in China. It is not realistic to assemble the iPhone in the United States.