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Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US (programming.dev)
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[โ€“] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 132 points 2 months ago (4 children)

It sounds like he thinks the word "tariff" just means "payment". Then he follows that with "[whoever he thinks should make the payment]". Tariff by Apple, Tariff by China, etc. Honestly. I don't know how else you can make it make sense.

[โ€“] hansolo@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago

All to try and flood the treasury so he can afford tax cuts he promised to donors.

Turns out running the government is hard and it sucks.

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