The present does not supply with Donald Trump. Hours before the tariffs entered into force – “billion dollars in tariffs are flowing to the United States,” wrote the president in Truth Social once the midnight was exceeded on the east coast -, the US president starred in a quirky encounter with the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook.
In the press conference, held in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Cook announced that the technology company will invest another 100,000 million dollars to expand its production in the US, which represents a total of 600,000 million dollars of investment in the next four years. “It is one of the most important commitments in what has become one of the greatest investment omes in the history of our nation,” Trump said.
Along with this, Apple's executive director has had another gesture to entertain the Republican leader: a glass plate with the bite apple logo, which rests on a 24 carat gold plate. A limited edition created to this As a gift for Donald Trump, with a base produced in the state of Utah. All American. With a purpose: get rid of tariffs.
Cook wants to get rid of this form of taxes that the leader has set all imported chips and semiconductors at 100%, which would only contemplate exceptions for companies that commit to “manufacture” in US territory. Among these exceptions is the multinational owner of iPhone, for relief of Tim Cook. “The good news for companies like Apple is that if they are manufacturing in the United States, or have the commitment to do so, without any doubt, there will be no charge,” Trump clarified.
However, the firm that Steve Jobs directed depends on more than three million workers in their supply network in China and has recently expanded its production in India, according to EFE information. Something that does not align with Trump's plans.
In search of gold
With this gift, Cook does not click on bone. Gold is one of Donald Trump's weaknesses and, proof of this, there is the decoration that has been incorporated into the Oval Office since he began his term eight months ago.
Comparisons with the Joe Biden stage are striking, with a notorious change from sobriety to extravagance. It is enough to compare a photo of the west wing office of the White House when the Democrat was head of state. The following photograph illustrates an encounter between the former US president and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski.
You don't have to go back long to find an example of this relationship between Trump and gold. On July 13, the English Chelsea beat Paris Saint Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup final for a 3-0 result. This year the first edition of the tournament was held, which has taken place in the United States. In the delivery of the trophy, therefore, the US leader appeared. But he did not limit himself to delivering it to the winning club: Trump, paid to prominence, decided to stay.
In addition, the award went to his office in Washington. According to Dazn's microphone during the match, the channel that broadcast the championship, the president of the FIFA handed him the original trophy before the tournament dispute and, later, he told him that he could stay with him in the oval office. So, in reality, Chelsea champion took a replica.
