Donald Trump’s latest message to Americans: Boycott Apple.
The presidential candidate announced his displeasure with the tech giant on Friday afternoon in regard to the company’s decision to withhold confidential information from an iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, despite requests from the FBI to hand over the data.
I use both iPhone & Samsung. If Apple doesn't give info to authorities on the terrorists I'll only be using Samsung until they give info.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2016
Hopefully others will follow suit. Our country needs & should demand security. It is time to get tough & be smart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2016
Boycott all Apple products until such time as Apple gives cellphone info to authorities regarding radical Islamic terrorist couple from Cal
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2016
However, as the Washington Post noted, Trump’s team was still tweeting from an iPhone after he originally announced the boycott at a rally in South Carolina today.
There’s also this:
Well this is awkward. Trump announces he's boycotting Apple – campaign setup merchandise store with iPad checkout pic.twitter.com/HPQNuXhnM8
— John Santucci (@JTSantucci) February 19, 2016
The FBI and a federal district court demanded on Tuesday that the company help break into a iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
Apple CEO Tim Cook responded with an open letter to customers noting that handing over the iPhone to the FBI would require the company to create a digital version of a “master key” for all iPhones, and that could expose millions of owners worldwide to dangerous intrusions. Cook said Apple has chosen to stand for privacy and will oppose the order.
The Justice Department filed a motion on Friday to order Apple to cooperate with the FBI investigation. Congress also invited Cook to testify in Washington D.C.
Wow. Congress now inviting FBI director Comey and Apple CEO Cook to testify on the Hill as soon as possible in the #Apple vs #FBI fight.
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) February 19, 2016
