Trump speaks with Apple CEO Tim Cook, teases US investment
foxbusiness.comPresident-elect Trump met with Apple CEO Tim Cook, which he announced at his Make America Great Again Victory Rally on Sunday, saying Cook is planning to make an investment in the U.S., following DAMAC and SoftBank.
President-elect Trump on the eve of his inauguration says he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook and teased a potential move by the world’s most valuable company.
«I spoke with Tim Cook of Apple. He said they're going to make a massive investment in the United States because of our big election win,» he said during his Make America Great Again Victory Rally on Sunday in Washington D.C.
Apple did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.
This wouldn't be the first time the two have worked together. In 2019, during Trump's first term, Cook was a member of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.
Then-President Trump talks to Apple CEO Tim Cook during the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board's first meeting in Washington on March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Since winning the electoral and popular vote on Nov. 5, Trump has secured two major investments in the U.S. First, SoftBank is promising $100 billion to create 100,000 jobs.
«This historic investment is a monumental demonstration of confidence in America's future. And it will help ensure that artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and other industries of tomorrow are built, created and grown right here in the USA,» Trump announced in December.
President-elect Trump delivers remarks beside SoftBank Chair and CEO Masayoshi Son at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 16. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
The second is a $20 billion commitment from DAMAC to build data centers.
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