Published on: 2025-06-17 00:18:28
After President Trump threatened to slap Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones made outside the U.S., one of his top economic advisors is now downplaying the potential fallout of the proposed tax. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the White House doesn’t actually want to hurt Apple, despite the rhetoric: “Everybody is trying to make it seem like it’s a catastrophe if there’s a tiny little tariff on them right now, to try to negotiate d
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 12:40:20
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett gives a TV interview outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2025. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Tuesday that the Trump administration does not want to "harm Apple " with tariffs. "Everybody is trying to make it seem like it's a catastrophe if there's a tiny little tariff on them right now, to try to negotiate down the tariffs," Hassett told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday. "In the end, we'll see what happens, we'
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