Already gave himself an out for the China tariffs too, I guess Tim Apple, Elon and Bezos are on the list, but if you're a mom and pop store, whomp whomp.
Ayy lmao America is going to set up the East America Company as the monopoly importer from China by Royal Charter.
By the power vested in me - 'cos I got a lot of power, believe me, people are saying that, never before in the history of this country - I hereby grant Tim Apple - I call him Tim Apple, great guy, believe me - tariff-free imports of iPhones from Cathay. China, not so much, but they respect me, they have to, you know, they respect me. I'm gonna get a call from President Xi - I know him for many years, tough guy, great negotiator - they have to call me.
Some people say this is the biggest, most powerful trade exemption in history. I agree with them. Nobody’s ever done this before — except maybe the British with the East India Company — but we’re doing it better, folks. Way better. We’re bringing back instinct-based trade policy, and let me tell you, the markets love it. Everybody loves it. Except maybe Sleepy Joe — but he’s asleep, he doesn’t know what Cathay is.
Tim Apple’s gonna make a lot of phones. And we’re gonna win. So much winning. You're gonna be tired of it.