Written by Shivansh Tiwary
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he received a call from Apple CEO Tim Cook about concerns about fines imposed by the European Union on the iPhone maker. said.
Apple did not respond to requests to confirm the authenticity of the calls.
European regulators have launched a series of investigations into big tech companies in recent years, with the aim of curbing their power and ensuring a level playing field with smaller rivals. .
“He (Cook) called me two or three hours ago,” Trump said during a conversation with podcaster Patrick Bett-David on Thursday’s show. Citing a phone call with Cook, President Trump said, “The European Union has fined us $15 billion. …The European Union has since fined us another $2 billion.” ” he added.
Last month, Apple lost a long legal battle with the European Union and was forced to pay Ireland 13 billion euros ($14.08 billion) in additional taxes as part of a broader crackdown. The company was slapped with a $2 billion antitrust fine by the European Union earlier this year for blocking competition from music streaming rivals through App Store restrictions.
“Tim, I have to get elected first. … But we’re not going to let them take advantage of our company. That’s not going to happen,” Trump himself said he told Cook for about 90 minutes. Ta. Podcast appearance.
Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are in a close race in the November 5 presidential election.
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(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)
