The White House on Thursday released video highlighting President Donald Trump’s meeting this week with global AI and technology leaders, including Apple’s Tim Cook and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. During the meeting, via video, Cook indicated that Apple is boosting its own investments domestically expressly because of Trump’s policies, the White House told Fox News Digital.
“The companies represented in this room have collectively announced more than $2 trillion in new investments, and we have a total of close to $8 trillion,” Trump told the assembled people in the room. “Also, every new investment, every new factory, and every new job created is a sign of strength in the American economy.”
Transcript of the remarks from Apple CEO Tim Cook:
Hi, everyone. I’m sorry I couldn’t be with you today, but I’m glad to have the chance to speak. I’ve always said that Apple could only have been created in the United States. We are a uniquely American company and we care deeply about our impact on this country. That’s why we recently announced plans to spend five hundred billion dollars here over the next four years. We’re expanding our teams and our facilities in several states, including Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, Iowa, Oregon, North Carolina, and Washington.
We’re also establishing a new factory for advanced AI servers in Texas, and we’ll be doubling our US advanced manufacturing fund to help companies expand in America. We are proud to create millions of jobs here and to make significant investments to catalyze a new era of advanced manufacturing, and we’re proud to support businesses all across the country that help us deliver for our users. All told, we have more than nine thousand suppliers in the US across all fifty states. We work with American companies to source everything from the components we used for Face ID to the glass used an iPhone. And we expect to source more than nineteen billion chips this year in America from companies across a dozen states. That includes tens of millions of advanced chips being made right now by TSMC in Arizona, where we are the first and largest customer.
I want to take a moment to recognize President Trump’s focus on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, and we will continue to work with the administration as we invest in these areas. Needless to say, we are excited for the future of American innovation and the incredible opportunities it will create and we are honored to do our part.
MacDailyNews Note: Cook is also featured in the other video, “Investing in America 🇺🇸,” released by the White House on Thursday:
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I threw up a little in my mouth.
yes, cream of Sum Yung Guy; because you are a pro Commie kook who has the tragic TDS syndrome and seems to represent the CCP gangsters and undermines the USA citizenry.
Korean mate and he’s taking the Mickey out of you like Sputnik used to do all those years ago.
Tim is doing no good to Apple’s reputation, to get too much involved into an insane relation with a f…up pseudo president…
I do not understand. Tim Cook wanted to move all US manufacturing, not just more out of China, to India. Which contradicts $500B in U.S. manufacturing investment. Which one is it? Which factories is he moving out of USA, which is he returning?
Cook is playing the game telling the orange buffoon what he wants to hear. Cheetoface has no clue about anything works much less supply networks, manufacturing or anything more complex than hitting the Diet Coke button on the desk. Tim Cook is doing what he has to do to protect Apple and its customers.
Puke Kiss Ass
Love Apple products, not so much Tim Cook anymore. He needs fade away.
Painful and pathetic… 🤮
Grosse
Bunch of idiotic, juvenile comments above!
Grow up mo-runs!
Great to finally hear this from Cook! Anyone who thinks rebuilding America’s manufacturing power is a bad idea should be deported you traitorous morons.
It’s a pitty to see anybody kiss Biff Tannen’s a.. The new king of America should better leave it’s fake presidency.
Chinese commie bot 👆
And still morons believe american Mussolini’s lies… 🙄
Yeah, me too Almux…I miss Joe even though I found his snifffing weird and he was a little brain-dead. Keep the nick-names going…powerful addition to your intellectualism.
Fascism accusation…right on cue. Automatically removes one from further comment.
Donald Trump’s stance on the CHIPS Act shows he doesn’t grasp how today’s tech world works. He’s against government support for the U.S. chip industry and wants the free market to handle everything, even though other countries like China, South Korea, and Taiwan are heavily investing in their own chip sectors.
Calling for the CHIPS Act to be repealed sends the wrong message at the worst time. The law was meant to bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S., boost our tech edge, and protect national security. Trump’s tough talk creates confusion for companies deciding where to build factories and invest.
“Apple today [February. 2025] announced its largest-ever spend commitment, with plans to spend and invest more than $500 billion in the US over the next four years.”
GTFO!
Vomit.
Then again, I’m sure TC threw up a bit after filming too.