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2025-08-08 03:09:14 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A3A85F1ABB42E5F9014A4D51E7D50D426D86025D70077010B9EDE55F21E7408
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Apple (& other companies) were exempt from the tariffs due to manufacturing in the US or investing in future US manufacturing, not from giving gifts or bribes. Apple announced $100 Billion additional investment in US manufacturing on Wednesday, August 6th. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-us-levy-100-tariff-imported-chips-some-firms-exempt-2025-08-07/ https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-invest-american-manufacturing-trump-5c2c35a7?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAgnYbBFKXJSC-Q1mUATw7T3t4EvU1fwL3Jc_0tq_ZLEH67w4Hd9ocRR8j3ke3g%3D&gaa_ts=689549c7&gaa_sig=bmnsmhxz-6WK6jtY6U8xGR0vHMN7h-UXFqyMkVjTIe5EznTjJk8u78KglX0ooMECr56Z-9w6JDnX0ZTvA3JZJg%3D%3D
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