While denying he ever changes his mind, Trump has now said he helped out Apple with tariffs because of conversations with Tim Cook.
Trump (right) at the 2019 meeting when he praised “Tim Apple” — image credit: Apple
Trump (right) at the 2019 meeting when he praised “Tim Apple” — image credit: Apple
It’s up there with night follows day, but Trump has now effectively confirmed that it was after speaking with Tim Cook that he changed his tariffs. His statement has to be defined as effectively, because he was typically unclear and attempting to sound as if he were sticking flawlessly to his original tariff plan.
“Look, I’m a very flexible person. I don’t change my mind, but I’m flexible,” he said to reporters while officially meeting with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. “And you have to be.”