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arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkApple’s collapse proves cosying up to Trump is no guarantee of safetywww.telegraph.co.ukNemeski@lemm.ee to Apple@lemmy.zip · 2 months agomessage-square14linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareArbitraryValuelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoWhat could have protected Apple other than a reasonable trade policy or a specific exemption? I don’t think Trump would have done either for anyone.
minus-squaremonkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoUnless they swear fealty and pay him
minus-squareArbitraryValuelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoNo, I don’t think that would have worked. Many did and it didn’t work. These tariffs are Trump’s pet project - he’s not going to compromise on them easily.
minus-squaremonkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoHaven’t paid enough and haven’t kneeled hard enough yet.
What could have protected Apple other than a reasonable trade policy or a specific exemption? I don’t think Trump would have done either for anyone.
Unless they swear fealty and pay him
No, I don’t think that would have worked. Many did and it didn’t work. These tariffs are Trump’s pet project - he’s not going to compromise on them easily.
Haven’t paid enough and haven’t kneeled hard enough yet.