Tim Cook Gift: Apple has announced that it will invest heavy in the US Manufacturing Program (AMP), which aims to bring advanced production to the US. In view of this, Apple CEO Tim Cook presented a special and custom-made gift to US President Donald Trump at the White House Press Conference. This gift is made of a round -shaped glass (which was prepared by the iPhone glass company Corning) and 24 carat gold base. Tim Cook said that only one unit of this piece has been created and it is completely designed and manufactured in America.
Investment and supply chain change of $ 600 billion
In a press conference held at the White House, Tim Cook gave this gift to Trump when he announced an investment plan of $ 600 billion in the next four years. The main objective of this investment is to transfer Apple’s supply chain and advanced manufacturing hub to the US.
The specialty and price of the gift
Apple CEO Tim Cook gifts President Trump a piece of glass with 24k gold 🚨
This comes after promising an additional $100 billion on top of the $500 billion in U.S. investment pic.twitter.com/0XKm84eCfD
— Apple Hub (@theapplehub) August 7, 2025
Cook shared the gift features on the stage, stating that it has a round glass manufactured by corning on which “President Donald Trump”, Apple’s big logo, Tim Cook’s signature, “Made in USA” and 2025 are mentioned. The design has been designed by a former American Marine Corps Corporal who is currently working in Apple. The 24k gold base used to keep the glass comes from Utah. Even though its accurate weight was not stated, but according to the Reuters, the price of gold is currently more than US $ 3,300 per ounce.
Strategy to strengthen relationships
Experts believe that this gift is an attempt to strengthen the relationship between Trump and Apple. In recent months, Trump had expressed displeasure over production in China and India and warned that the tariffs would be increased if Apple did not bring production to America.
Partnership with American companies
Tim Cook reported that this new program will run in partnership with more than 10 American and global companies, including Corning, Coherent, Globalwafers America, Applied Materials, Amkor, Texas Instruments, Samsung, Globalfoundom and broadcom. These companies will manufacture components for Apple products.
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