President Donald Trump said India has made an offer to drop tariffs on US goods, as the Asian nation seeks an agreement on import taxes.
Speaking Thursday at an event with business leaders in Qatar, Trump said the Indian government has “offered us a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariff.”
Trump did not offer further details of New Delhi’s apparent offer and the Indian government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The US president also said he spoke with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to discourage him from expanding production in India.
“I said I don’t want you building in India,” Trump said about a conversation he said he had with Cook.
As a result of their discussion, Trump said Apple will be “upping their production in the United States.”
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