Donald Trump promises to make Apple manufacture in US instead of China

AppleInsider said:

In a campaign speech at Virginia's fundamentalist Liberty University on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tangentially promised that he would force Apple to manufacture its hardware in the US instead of looking to overseas labor.

"We're going to get Apple to build their damn computers in this country instead of other countries," Trump said towards end of the speech, according to Gizmodo. Earlier, he proposed a 35 percent tax on businesses making goods overseas, while still insisting that he supported free trade.

Only one Mac -- the Mac Pro -- is currently assembled in the U.S., by way of a factory located in Austin, Texas. Apple otherwise relies on Chinese manufacturers for most of its products, both because of the cheap labor and because decades of previous outsourcing has allowed the American manufacturing industry to shrink.

Trump has been a leading figure in polls for the Republican primary elections, the first of which start next month. These will decide the party's official candidate for U.S. presidential elections in November.

Trump's run has been marked by a number of controversial statements, most notably a claim that he would ban any Muslims from entering the U.S., regardless of crimes, political views, or even national origin.

Another POS idiocy from the moron in chief, man can't believe the absoute god damn garbage that come out of his mouth.

No you won't turd brain; take care of your own god damn outsourcing first and then you can spew your crud everywhere.

He is one the biggest narcissistic moron in history (he was a good candidate for decades, but he's clinched it lately); just having to hear with his kind of crap and all the syncophant trained seal that clap around him is beyond revolting.

But Apple manufactures things in China to make higher profits!

Maybe if Apple could bring home the money that it already paid all the legal taxes on overseas and was not facing double taxation if they did, they just might manufacture more here.  IDK, just a thought.  I stand ready to be flamed as it's not a subject I know much about.

Trump can tell Apple where to make its computers after he stops having his buildings constructed using imported overseas laborers and his Trump line of business clothing sewn in overseas sweat shops.

Trump could only make this happen if the manufacturing base returned to the US. That's a complete impossibility. It's been eroded over decades. He's way off base here. However, China should be sanctioned for dumping and for multiple violations of the WTO.