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Fortune
Sasha Rogelberg

Trump is playing a 'game of chicken' with Tim Cook over Apple's India production to pressure for 'full-blown' U.S. manufacturing, analyst says

Tim Cook shows Donald Trump a piece of technology while standing in a factory. (Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP—Getty Images)
  • President Donald Trump said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook he was not happy about the tech company’s investment in manufacturing in India. Trump is likely pressuring Cook to increase U.S. production, according to Morningstar analyst William Kerwin, despite it not being practical or cost-effective. The president and CEO have a history of diplomacy and compromise.

President Donald Trump’s insistence on Apple stopping production in India is part of the president’s plan to “squeeze” more investments in U.S. manufacturing out of the tech giant, one analyst says. Trump’s request is the latest in a yearslong push-and-pull between him and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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