GOP mad because GOP is doing what they always said they wanted to do? Weird. Go back to Twitter where the GOP is. We don't need more grifters.
GOP mad because GOP is doing what they always said they wanted to do? Weird. Go back to Twitter where the GOP is. We don't need more grifters.
These companies have money, and power. This is not capitalism, it’s communism. While I get they have their own agenda and interests, imagine if they started fighting back too. The enemy of my enemy is my friend after all.
This ship sailed long ago
Republicans used to have big problems with businesses being told what to do. What happened?
Tim Apple feeling the heat.
And the tyrant telling universities how to run their schools, extorting law firms for loyalty and free legal work to support his fascist policies, telling TV networks to censor news he doesn't like, and telling our allies how to run their countries. bsky.app/profile/meid... #ImpeachTrump #NoFascism
I get "America First" but almost all trump & maga merch is made in China! Someone tell me tarrifs being applied to 47?
We’re happy to welcome Apple in Europe if they wish to change the location of their HQ.
Yes. iPhone tourism in Canada. We win and didn’t have to do a thing.
At this point, one of Trumps biggest crimes is he’s just become boring. Tariffs on this, tariffs on that. He’s so frightfully dull.
What a fucking moron. He and many others are so woefully ignorant of the economy and trade it is laughable. He is such a fucking joke.
They gave him $1 million in the fruitless hope it would insulate them. They’re getting what they deserve.
Appeasing a bully doesn't work.
So now businesses (customers) will be paying an extortion tax because a product is made elsewhere & imported? Aren’t we (cough, cough) already paying a tariff on that Apple product in the first place? I’d ask what happened to free enterprise, but I believe that I know the answer. We’ve got a few
options, so pick a few if not all. 1) Contact Apple & let them know that we want to have their products to be made wherever they currently are made. 2) Tell Apple not to give in or those Androids are looking a whole lot nicer. 3) Write/call/email our senators & representatives & complain LOUDLY.
4) You know the new locations of our not-previously-arranged protests. Make our money talk! www.apple.com/contact/
He really thinks he's an emperor, doesn't he? Idiot.
And he soon may very well be.
Take away the phone the mental midget might hurt himself
Anything sent on trump's platform or X should be ignored. WTK kind of world are we living in?
They could try telling him how to run; a country, an economy, a health service ( if America had one), an immigration and border control and last but not least a golf club.
There’s a word for this kinda behaviour. Fas… something…
I'm exhausted waiting for someone with clout to do this. Corporations must stop making donations to Republicans full stop.
I will never understand how scared everyone is of this incredibly weak, pathetic POS. NEVER!!! They were all there for a minute after Jan. 6th. Should have cuffed him then and there.
So they can pay 30% on the parts and materials and assemble it using more expensive labour and overheads, or build them abroad and pay 25% making them more cheaply and make a loss either way...or JUST NOT SELL THEM IN AMERICA ANYMORE. If you want an iPhone you'll have to import it from the EU lolll
He seems upset. Maybe his crypto scam dinner didn’t go as well as he hoped.
This is the bad kind of socialism. The one where government dictates prices.
Too bad I don't have anymore fucks to give
Americans don’t want the “tiny screw” jobs.
Get buying Apple shares NOW! (or maybe Monday).
The mad king became even madder.
I thought republicans liked small gov and free markets? I guess not. We’re clearly in a new political party system now.
I wonder who is writing these posts while Trump is being coddled by his golf course caddie/caregivers.
Apple should Sue this prick for damages.
I would be looking forward to the rest of the world telling drumpf to fuck off, cutting the US off from all trade, if I didn’t know how much misery it’s going to cause for the people who can least afford it. But I think it’s something this country has to go through to wake TF up.
Part 1: The Price Tag on 'Made in the USA' thehumanaiview.blog/2025/05/26/p...
Sunday Wrap-Up: Oversight, Tax Battles, and the Shape of Things to Come thehumanaiview.blog/2025/05/25/s...
He acts on the supposition that he doesn’t need laws or governance other that his own, highly-personalized demands, as he believes he can achieve compliance by intimidation. He has been successful with those eager to comply. But in the end, the choice of whether to be intimidated is not his.
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The “thank you for your attention to this matter” thing is so fucking weird
For those MAGA nuts that cheer this on, I wonder if they know they support socialism. They probably do because they support domestic terrorism and violating the constitution.
Trump's base just wants so much more money they can't think straight. Greed is Real
Idea: Apple makes a "Trump phone" in the U.S. and charges $3,000. Also keep making phones as usual that cost $1,000. See which one sells better, even with the 25% tax.
Would you trust your personal info to a trump phone?
Heck no. Though it's likely DOGE already has it.
only if it was using the SIGNAL App.
So no banking, no dating, no hotel bookings...
I do not think this man is mentally stable. It’s not just he has an idea stuck in his head which is not based in reality or that he doesn’t understand basic economics. I think it’s way more than that, though those are also true - he’s extremely mentally unstable.
Whelp! Now the iPhone’s prices are going to be higher than normal- b/c who pays for #tariffs? Say it with me: WE DO! Wait!! This will be a boon for Android phones!!
He is the most stupid "businessman" alive. He knows nothing, absolutely nothing about business or pretty much anything. I agree 100% Joe.
Extortion. Plain and simple.
I love the last line he adds to his 'missives". Makes him VERY important & professional.........
@jillwine-banks.bsky.social Apple, pretty specific, saves the shotgun approach to shorting stocks. Wonder who had the pregame heads up this time? Everyone in the administration? Or just the cabinet billionaires. Someone needs to take a look at this, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social if you're listening.
Tim Cook should tell the tyrant that he'll make Iphones in America when T has his hats, tees, and gold tchotches made in the US.
Man who has bankrupted multiple businesses has thoughts about what your business “has to do”. It’s not rocket science apple…tell him to pound salt.
There's not enough tequila for this.
Hey Tim Apple, It’s real easy. Dear Leader, fuck off.
Wedbush Securities analysts found that shifting iPhone production to the United States would take up to 10 years and increase the phone cost to about $3500 per unit.
This is what these people fucking voted for. This old, idiotic, wannabe dictator som of a bitch who is active destroying every fucking thing he touch on purpose because he have no idea what the fuck he is doing
REPORTER: "Today you posted on social media that Apple must pay a 25% tariff to the US for iPhones imported from China or India. That is an admission that you've been blatantly lying for years about who pays tariffs. Why have you been lying?" (Hypothetical reporter who actually does his/her job.)
Don’t hold your breath.
I have said this before and I continue to believe, Trump is using on again, off again tariffs to manipulate the stock market to benefit insider trading. Someone is being tipped off to these moves.
Trump is so bad at this.
Tell the bully to 🖕🏼off
Trump is a GD dictator. Anyone with any sense knew this would happen when he got elected, which i’m not sure he was!
Central planning. Bunch of commies.
I've been saying that it's hilarious that it looks like the Republicans will be the ones that usher Communism into America.
Yes, you are correct.
so funny
I seriously don’t understand all these billionaires bending the knee. (Except Musk, he’s just a prick.) They have enough money for themselves and descendants for centuries to come. Why not just tell the monster to fuck off.
Thank you for your attention on this matter? WTF is that?
And it was “thank YOUR for your attention.”
I stand corrected.
The eye just doesn’t want to see that in addition to the ridiculous substance of his posts he can’t even get the grammar right.
Oh I saw it. I just couldn't bring myself to repeat it.
Completely understandable.
He seems to be closing many of his posts with this phrase now I think he just learned it and wants to show off #idiot
Such a Karen, "I demand to speak to the manager" thing to say
Apple will be around LONG after Trump dies.
I believe they will. But looking at the three stooges who bent over for this dick-🥔, I can't be too sure🤷🏼♀️
THIS is socialism.
Apple will NOT tell him to fuck off. Apple WILL pay him the bribe he is seeking to make this go away.
Pay the tariffs and jack up phone prices to $3,000 because of it. Let's see what the American public has to say about Trump's tariffs then! And if Apple's stock tanks because they don't sell any iPhones, so does everybody's 401k! Trump single-handedly is destroying our country.
Insane.
He already has. variety.com/2025/digital...
Is this his new "signature?" "Thank you for you attention to this matter." O.K. Karen.
He will keep turning the screws on them as long as they let him. Maybe Apple should offer Trump to give him a 10% cut of everything. That's the way Putin got so rich.
So, after an evening with foreign investors in the crypto scheme he manipulated the market down so they can buy low. Expect to see a 180 in a couple of days and a big sell off for his friends 🤑
Except with the bond market like it is, and the last couple days of trading the market is already down. After the credit downgrade and tariffs hitting shelves, I don't think his market manipulation game is going to work the same this time.
90% of Trump merchandise is made/manufactured in china. All this tweet was, was Trump changing the news cycle away from his corrupt grift dinner. 🤔 Stop falling for these basic tactics.
I think he is constipated - to many toilet posts today! And all of them with the signature typos, wrong math and trademark ignorance we have come to expect from the US president.
The fuck is with his new ending line 'thank you for your attention to this matter' these days? He is SOOO fucking maddening.
so, trump knows he cannot impose a tariff on an individual company...this is performance to try to manipulate the market....negotiation by bullying? why do the pay him any attention?
It’s not the Home of the Brave anymore.
Meanwhile Trump outsources all of his merchandise overseas himself. Nothing American made.
The mere fact that Tim Cook won't say it makes me lose all respect for him.
It's line ye actually doesn't understand how the process of manufacturing works. He's so fucking stupid.
Trump the master business man and deal maker...
This is a tax on a single business. Only congress can levy taxes.
Only when the congressional majority party gives a shit about constitutional law. Right now it seems their only use for the constitution is toilet paper. I’m jealous of my cat. She has slept peacefully through most of this timeline.
From a practical perspective, who is going to enforce this EO? How will that happen? It’s really just saber rattling.
Tim Apple FAFO. Wasted all that money trying to befriend a Mafia Don(Old)
Yeah I don't see Tim Apple standing up to the fascists.
Dude who, in today’s press conference basically said that anyone who needs remedial math is dumb, puts an apostrophe in ‘iPhones’ 🤦♂️
Seems he already has: www.business-standard.com/companies/ne...
I’d have a field day with it if I were Apple/Cook — their social media team.
Remember the good ol days when Republicans used to oppose government intrusion in private enterprise?
I hope apple got a good laugh out of this. He’s such a fucking bully. #NoKings
Has nothing to do with Apple. He's just manipulating the stock market again. Catch on.
He's such an embarrassing, idiotic person. He's making our country look as petty and mean and stupid as he is. I'll never forgive anyone, including the media, our elected reps, and anyone else who enables him. They deserve to drown in shame and regret and be hounded for the rest of their days.
Well, if Apple doesn’t to fold, they will. No one will be able to afford their products. As with most things.
I'm surprised he didnt call him Tim Apple again
When Apple needs advice on how to enter chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Tim Apple knows exactly who to talk with.
It looks like the bully isn't happy with the bribes he thus far beat out of Apple in tribute, and wants more.
I bet he’s trying to force Apple Music to remove Bruce Springsteen content. Bruce’s new EP criticizes Trump.
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I repeat: There is no such thing as a "tariff" on a specific company. Tariffs apply to categories of goods. What he is talking about is a personal retribution - nothing else. The word "tariff" shouldn't even be associated with this.
This is what he came up with after his crypto dinner?
Hey, at least he’s admitting that American companies pay the tariffs, not foreign counties! Still a total disaster, but slightly more factual comments. 🙈
The man is a fool no one want cell phones made in America Trump thinks every one could pay ten thousand dollars for a phone if they were made here
It's funny how he wants America the be great again and meanwhile destroys it's economy and business
I'm most offended by his misuse of the apostrophe.
Huh? Can the president impose a tariff on the US?
He thinks he is the king of everything
Cook doesnt need to respond to social media posts. Apple sells more product outside the U.S. and is beholden to shareholders, not Trump.
There's a world in which this all ends with him screaming at people breaking down the door to the Oval Office that he's going to tariff them and their families.
That is actually pretty funny. In their quest to defend capitalism and freedom they ended up ruining both. Also, what happened to all the guns they needed to defend against a fascist government takeover? They have that now but no one is out there with their guns.
I thought his name was Tim Apple?
A whole lot of Republicans need to tell him to F off NOW !
If he implements this it will do wonders for i-phone sales in Mexico & Canada.
Gee, you think Tim Cook would have gotten more for his $1 million dollar gift to Trump. www.axios.com/2025/01/03/t...
They should sue.
Not telling....threatening
Fuck maga
He thinks that Apple is going to pay the 25% tariff directly to the government. He STILL doesn’t understand tariffs? He’s an imbecile.
He's not THAT stupid, to be fair
Also: Do. Not. Normalize. Pluralizing via apostrophes
Attention attention! This is extortion.
That's a mob "shakedown"
Next he will outlaw the companies he doesn't like 😂
“I will injure my people if you do not comply!” Well… okay, then.
Yes, that too would be me knee jerk reaction, but Trump has a hundred ways he could make Apple’s life difficult. Best to nod your head and say nothing, but do nothing to obey him.
That damned Tim Apple again. 😡
Wacky Business Threats by tweet is truly the dumbest timeline.
🙌🙌🙌
Everyone needs to stand up to this motherfucker.
I would love to see a major company have the balls to do this to see what happens. I think it would help cut to the chase of discovering Trump's authoritarian intentions.
Because he’s trying to play funny business with the markets after having his little meme coin dinner.
This is all just so ridiculous. Arghsgsjifhndvbehdjxjch!!!!!
When the product will be 75% more expensive if made in the USA, I think the consumer will prefer to pay the tariffs and only have a 25% more expensive item. Which is why blanket tariffs don’t work!
Cook will capitulate. I don’t have faith in anyone anymore.
Full sentences. Trump didn't write this!😵💫
They got what they paid for. You break it, you buy it! They, the a$$ kissing billionaires, now own their choices.
Hahaha…. I would rather pay 25% more for an iPhone manufactured in Asia than 150% more for one manufactured in the US!
#freedumb
We should tariff trump’s mouth every time he lies and talks nonsense our debt would be paid off in no time.
I they all would we could get through this in short order.
To protect employees and consumers, regulations imposed via legislation SHOULD direct Apple, a publicly held company, how to run their business. Don’t confuse the issue by pretending Apple, or any other business, should be free to do whatever the hell the oligarchy running it wants to do.
Maybe Apple has a spare golden plane to gift him to be spared from tariffs??
Except, he can’t. Tariffs can’t be imposed on a company. They apply to all products from a country. This is ultra vire - beyond Trump’s authority. He’s handing Apple a whale of a lawsuit against the government
Iphones made in China get a 25% tariff. Samsung phones made in Vietnam get a 10% tariff. Massive advantage being given to a South Korean business compared to an American one.
You'd think he'd ask someone, "hey before I send this tweet...." Doesn't anyone around him stop him from saying this shit?
No. They don’t dare displease Donny 2 Dolls
It’s likely more productive to not think in terms of the normal guardrails, and more in the context of “How does Trump stay in the news” and “How does he punish his political enemies”
He has no fkn right telling Apple where to manufacture their phones. This needs to stop. His new tool to blackmail business/countries are tariff threats. He needs to be stopped!
Is hurting and American company and making their already expensive products cost more? Is this making Us great?
It’s a shakedown by Trump
… and he’s been long ago informed that, THAT would mean we would ALL pay more for apple products. Greedy CEO’s are NOT going to eat the tax they must pay to OrangeHitler’s tariff (TAX) coffers.
Government telling corporations what to do is a hallmark of fascism. These tech bros don't get that fascism isn't on their side. They have turned themselves from self-styled Masters of the Universe to Donald Trump's toadies.
Spot on Ian!
I'm sure Apple users will love paying more, if they are masochistic.
Or just lie- agree and do nothing but carry on as usual.
Apple is already crawling facedown on the cement to kiss Trumps feet’s and apologize.
Does he mean Tim Apple?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the President can only put tariffs in place for very specific reasons and circumstances. Not because he’s a bully and doesn’t like how a company is being run.
Certainly a president is limited in that way, but Trump sees himself as America's first dictator and the GOP are working very hard to make that true.
Sadly, they’re succeeding so far.
Yes. That's how things used to work.
Republicans get off on telling people how what to think and what to do. The authoritarian creed: Do as I say, not as I do; what’s okay for me, is not for you.
I'm encouraged by our former allies doing everything they can to circumvent the tariffs. This country needs to feel enough pain to ensure this never happens again.
By "small" government, FOXGOP hypocrites mean "controlled by a small, insecure moron".
I guess he doesn't realise he can't tariff companies or a specific product, he'll have to tariff Indian tech exports. Modi might have a few thoughts on that.
Good advice, Joe.
Why does Fat Donny hate capitalism?
Because he can't win in a fair competition. His entire life tells him that.
He doesn’t. He just hates the US of A.
Because he’s a mercantilist; we’re about six weeks away from him issuing letters of marque
Because he’s bad at business
Oops, guess what? Now he's saying ALL smart phones must be made in the USA. He's an imbecile.
given Trump's vast manufacturing experience. Ugh.
And do not bow down, do not obey! Resist!
I kinda have to laugh with all of them caving and attending his inauguration. Still stupid tho
DonOLD’s at it again! Trump’s trying to find a way for his family to be paid under the table, by huge corporations . . . how do you think Barron ‘Lurch’ Trump had a net worth of $80 million while he was a junior in high school?
I hope Apple does just that! Tell's him to shove it right up you know where!
100%
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And for us to pay 25% more for apple products #presidentforthepeople 😡
He just wakes up and picks something to outrage people everyday. He wants a new CEO or somehow wants Musk to get something - take the hit let them tariff it.
And who did he tell to short Apple stock before this post?
Betting people complained at his crypto dinner last night that they have lost millions. He’s done this so the markets will tank and he thinks people will pile into his coin as a safe bet. This guy is so fucking dangerous now.
But, didn’t Tim Cook donate to the tyrant?
He has no real allegiances. That story of the scorpion and the frog he used to crow on about at his rallies? He's the scorpion.
Truth!
Yes!
Awesome. Make the iphone cost about $3500. That way only the rich kids will have them.
Businesses and the world are being held hostage by a criminally, insane, stochastic terrorist.
Shame on USA
Everyone needs to give him the one finger salute 🖕 all day, every day. He is deserving of nothing more. Show him no, zero respect. He does not deserve it, has never earned it. He's a lifelong loser people. Nothing more. A big mouthed lout on and ugly body. Boorish and childish.
Crazy old man thinks he’s king!
Absolutely
Absolutely they should! No president should ever dictate the decisions that businesses make. Period. Theres no exceptions outside of war.
They are just in power to rape and pillage. The rest is a circus to keep us occupied.
He’s manipulating the stock market everyone.
Trying to tank the stock market again for his crypto buddies from the dinner to buy
Trump is the antithesis of a "very stable genius." Madman with far too much power for his hobbled, tiny brain,
QUESTION FOR TRUMP: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO BE ABLE TO WAKE UP ONE SINGLE FUCKING DAY WITHOUT HEARING SOME BATSHIT LUNACY COMING FROM YOU THAT IS TANKING THE MARKETS? WE HAVE LIVES TO LIVE AND ARE SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF WATCHING OUR RETIREMENT DISAPPEAR. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WE WILL GET RID OF YOU
America. Is. Fucked.
Isn't terrific imposed on foreign imports already covering this shit?