
Trump advisor Navarro rips Apple's Tim Cook, saying he's not moving production out of China fast enough
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President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Apple to make more of its products in the U.S.
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White House trade advisor Peter Navarro criticized Apple CEO Tim Cook, saying the company is not moving duction out of China fast enough
President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Apple to make more of its ducts in the U
Navarro argued Cook has delayed moving duction out of China, calling it "the longest running soap opera in Silicon Valley. "In this articleAAPL your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTwatch now4:0204:02Peter Navarro: 'Inconceivable' that Apple could not duce iPhones outside ChinaSquawk on the StreetWhite House trade advisor Peter Navarro criticized Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday over the company's response to pressure from the Trump administration to make more of its ducts outside China. "Going back to the first Trump term, Tim Cook has continually asked for more time in order to move his factories out of China," Navarro said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street. " "I mean it's the longest-running soap opera in Silicon Valley. "CNBC has reached out to Apple for on Navarro's criticism
President Donald Trump has in recent months ramped up demands for Apple to move duction of its iconic iPhone to the U
Apple's flagship phone is duced primarily in China, but the company has increasingly boosted duction in India, partly to avoid the higher cost of Trump's tariffs
Trump in May warned Apple would have to pay a tariff of 25% or more for iPhones made outside the U
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Navarro said Cook isn't shifting duction out of China quickly enough. "With all these new advanced manufacturing niques and the way things are moving with AI and things that, it's inconceivable to me that Tim Cook could not duce his iPhones elsewhere around the world and in this country," Navarro said
Apple currently makes very few ducts in the U
During Trump's first term, Apple ext its commitment to assemble the $3,000 Mac in Texas
In February, Apple said it would spend $500 billion within the U. , including on assembling some AI servers
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