Posted on 07/25/2017 2:22:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal that Apple is moving forward with three big U.S. factories in an interview published on Tuesday.
Apple CEO Tim Cook called Trump to share that the iPhone-maker would do more manufacturing domestically, Trump told the Journal.
"I spoke to [Mr. Cook], he's promised me three big plants -- big, big, big," Trump reportedly said.
Apple has already said that it would start a $1 billion fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs in the United States. The company was not immediately available to comment on the report and did not comment to The Wall Street Journal.
With its wide network of developers, Apple has already created two million jobs in the United States, according to Cook.
Apple supplier Corning told CNBC last week that it would "immediately" invest $500 million and create 1,000 new jobs in the United States, but those jobs were related to medical devices. Fellow Apple supplier Foxconn has also eyed new U.S. plants for display panels, the Journal reported earlier this week.
Still, U.S. manufacturing has proven tricky for Apple in the past....
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Thank you Mr President Trump for another victory!
Jobs, jobs, jobs. After years of Unioarty depression - Trump gives hope!
Yeah ... but ... Russia ...
More will follow suit as soon as the tax plan comes about.
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