President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was open to providing exemptions for certain American companies like Apple that have been hit especially hard by tariffs.
Trump was asked specifically if he would consider “exempting” some larger U.S. companies that have been hit especially hard by the new tariffs, and the president said he would consider it.
“I’ll take a look at it as time goes by. We’re going to take a look at it,” Trump responded. “There are some that have been hard — there are some that, by the nature of the company, get hit a little bit harder, and we’ll take a look at that.”
When asked how he would determine which companies might receive such an exemption, Trump responded, “Instinctively.”
“You almost can’t take a pencil to paper. It’s really more of an instinct than anything else,” Trump added. “Some companies, through no fault of their own, they happen to be in an industry that is more affected by these things than others. You have to be able to show a little flexibility, and I’m able to do that.
“You have to have flexibility,” Trump said Wednesday.
President Trump’s remarks about possible tariff exemptions at the 19-minute mark:
MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote on March 19th:
If only we had seen how President Trump’s trade policies played out globally and how the markets reacted and responded previously.
Anyone who thinks Apple won’t get significant, meaningful U.S. import tariff exemptions hasn’t been paying attention. Profit from the panic of the uninformed and misinformed.
“Expect specific exemptions from U.S. import tariffs for important Apple products.” – MacDailyNews, February 2, 2025
Even with a myopic reactionary atop Apple’s org chart for far too long, we buy — and will continue to buy — AAPL on these overreactive dips… The engine Steve Jobs built is unparalleled. Apple has the capital and revenue generating capacity to overcome anything and everything its current leadership misses. – MacDailyNews, March 19, 2025
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Trying to predict tariff policy is like trying to pick today’s winning lottery number. Good luck!
The mob boss will exempt those who pay protection money, WTF has happened to you America?
Upon taking office, Apple immediately announced $300 billion investment to manufacture more in the US with advanced automation. Not sure why this wasn’t done before, but thanks to Trump Apple is diversifying closer to the home market.
Really do you read what you post? Yes manufacturing may come back to the US through Automation? Robotics. As far as I know robots are NOT people. The US and the world has a major issue coming down the road that the rich are salivating. Eliminate employees in favour of AI and Robots! Last time I checked I could not find a lineup of robots buying iPhones? You really cannot fix stupid!
It’s called counting your chickens before they’re hatched.
Trump is a one-man wrecking ball of imbecility. Along with destroying the economy, he has forever damaged any faith the rest of the world had in our stability and reliability. Easy come, easy go.
Wrecking ball of necessity…it was just a matter of time and Trump had the wrecking balls to do it. Time to get the vax for TDS. The irrational hate for the man has reached your core.
https://x.com/JoelWBerry/status/1909955094587818454
Convict Don has no plan and no tries to extortion and who is willing to fill his pockets.
He is chicken out as things begin to look bag for the US bonds.
This is pure market manipulation and who profits more? His friends billionaires 🙁
The Chinese shills are out in force 😆👆 Move to Beijing you psychopaths, thank God for what President Trump is doing to save America from total ruin 💪🇺🇸
LMFAO, Lets see what baby bone spurs is doing?
In his mob based gov he is blatantly doing insider trading
eliminating all allies in favour of Russia and N Korea
stealing from the poor to give to the rich
Why on earth do you think he loves tariffs so much? Because unlike the income tax system that has a basic exemption, through tariffs he can tax every penny the poor make. Does that make you proud?
pathetic J Smith’s twisted logic knows no bounds. A perfect example of a deep swamp stooge beneficiary; the more violent their screams, the more obvious that they have been milking the taxpayers in myriad ways and can’t let loose of the teat.