Trump says he had a ‘little problem with Tim Cook’ over Apple’s India expansion

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Trump says he had a ‘little problem with Tim Cook’ over Apple’s India expansion

Donald Trump doesn’t want Apple to build in India. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Donald Trump is upset with Tim Cook.

The president said he doesn’t want Apple to shift its production to India.

The iPhone maker has been diversifying its supply chain to counter steep China tariffs.

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has a “little problem with Tim Cook.”

Speaking in Qatar, the president said he recently told the 

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 that he doesn’t want the iPhone maker to shift its manufacturing production to India.

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, has long depended on a

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to manufacture, assemble, and ship iPhones and other goods to the US.

But as Trump’s administration has ramped up a trade war with its biggest international rival, Apple has been forced to take measures to diversify operations away from China. The company also

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over the next four years in February.

“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said Thursday. “I said to him, Tim, you’re my friend, I’ve 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.”

The comments will come as a challenge to Apple and its investors. The company has spent recent years deepening its

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, where it has ramped up iPhone production.

Apple largely works with Taiwanese firm Foxconn to assemble its iPhones in India, and has partnerships with local firm *****, too.

But in his comments, Trump made clear he didn’t want Cook to put more operations in India after “we’ve put up with all the plants that you built in China for years.”

“You can build in India if you want to take care of India,” Trump added.

Trump said that Apple would be “upping their production in the United States.”

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that shifts away from China could trigger a huge price increase in the iPhone for consumers.

Apple did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.

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