Trump dismisses concerns that banning WeChat could hurt Apple's iPhone sales: 'Whatever'
On Friday, a reporter asked the president if he was concerned that banning the popular Chinese app could hurt Apple's iPhone sales. Trump replied by saying "Whatever." Trump then added that his priority is to do what's "good in terms of the security of our country." Earlier this week, Trump issued an executive order prohibiting US companies from transactions with WeChat, a popular messaging app widely used in China.
The ban could force Apple to remove the WeChat app from its app store, which would cut off Chinese users from WeChat. That could make iPhone much less appealing to Chinese consumers, who use WeChat to do everything from pay bills to communicate with friends and colleagues.as a result. However, Kuo said shipments could only decline by 6% if Apple is only forced to remove WeChat from its US store, not its global store.
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