Trump says looking at exemption for Apple on China tariffs

US President Donald Trump, touring an Apple Inc assembly plant in Texas, said he is looking at exempting the iPhone maker from tariffs on goods imported from China.

Trump made the remarks on Wednesday alongside Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook at a Flex Inc facility in Austin, Texas, that is manufacturing Apples new Mac Pro desktop computer. Trump repeated previous comments he has made that it is not fair for Apple to be taxed on iPhones built in China given that South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co does not have to pay the China import duties.