No, Apple isn’t opening a new manufacturing plant in Texas

Donald Trump speaks at Apple's Mac Pro manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas.

Enlarge / Donald Trump speaks at Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. (credit: MANDEL NGAN / Getty)

President Donald Trump toured Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, with CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday.

“We’re seeing the beginning of a very powerful and important plant,” Trump said during the visit. “I want to see Apple building plants in the United States. That’s what’s happening.”

Trump echoed that theme in a tweet after the tour. “Today I opened a major Apple manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America,” he wrote.

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Source: Ars Technica – No, Apple isn’t opening a new manufacturing plant in Texas