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Economy
Apple's Newest Factory Deemed 'Trump Effect' in Action
2026-08-14
[Townhall] As the Trump administration continues to push for more on-shoring of American jobs, the new advanced manufacturing facility from Apple in Houston, Texas, is garnering significant praise.

The factory opened on Thursday, and it will build the Mac mini and will be considered an AI hub.

"In less than nine months, we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into this Houston facility. We stood up a factory, started production, and shipped the first advanced AI servers off the line," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement.

"We believe in American workers and American ingenuity, and we are moving at an incredible pace because we want to build more than great products. We want to build the future of American manufacturing," Cook continued.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick touted it as "an important step in Apple delivering on its promise to bring its manufacturing back to America."
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