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Tim Cook gifted Donald Trump a US$6,000 Mac Pro after he lowered tariffs on parts Apple needed from China

By Paolo Confino
A file photo of Trump and Cook touring a manufacturing plant where Apple’s Mac Pros are assembled in Austin, Texas, on Nov 20, 2019. — The New York Times

I get lower tariffs, you get a new Mac: the art of the deal!

Apple CEO Tim Cook gifted former President Donald Trump a US$6,000 Mac Pro computer after the two men reached a deal for the tech giant to receive an exemption to a series of tariffs in 2019, according to Bloomberg.

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