Trump blasts Apple's request for Mac Pro parts from China to be exempt from tariffs, saying it should move production back to the US

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President Donald Trump said on Twitter that he will not make the components for Apple's new Mac Pro exempt from tariffs on imports from China.

"Apple will not be given Tariff wavers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in the USA, no Tariffs!," he tweeted on Friday.

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The tweets come after Bloomberg reported that Apple had asked the Trump administration to omit parts for its new Mac Pro from tariffs on goods imported from China. That report cited public filings which indicated that Apple had requested that components such as the Mac Pro's stainless steel frame, optional wheels, internal cables and circuit boards, and power supply to be exempt from the tariffs. Those filings didn't mention the Mac Pro by name.

The request came as Apple had shifted its production of the Mac Pro, which had been the only major Apple product to be produced in the US, from Texas to China.

A spokesperson for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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