President Donald Trump says he has told Tim Cook to stop building plants in India, calling for more domestic manufacturing of Apple products such as iPhones. As reported by CNBC, he says that Apple plans to increase its production in the United States as a result of his comments.
Trump made the remarks at a business event in Doha, Qatar, where he revealed he had spoken to Cook about the issue. When asked broadly about U.S. trade relations with India, he said, "I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday," referencing a meeting between the two. "I said to him, ‘My friend, I treated you very good. You’re coming here with $500 billion, but now I hear you’re building all over India. I don’t want you building in India'.”
