Trump targets Google, Apple

President Trump on Friday suggested his administration would investigate Google’s work in China for potential national security issues just days after his top Treasury official said the government had looked into the company and found no cause for such concerns.

“There may or may not be National Security concerns with regard to Google and their relationship with China,” Trump tweeted Friday morning. “If there is a problem, we will find out about it. I sincerely hope there is not!!!”

The message appeared to contradict what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC on Wednesday when he said that Google had allayed their concerns, saying that their work in China was “minimal.”

“The president and I did diligence on this issue and we’re not aware of any areas where Google working with the Chinese government in a way that in any way raises concerns,” Mnuchin said.

President Trump on Friday rejected Apple’s request to exempt parts of its new Mac Pro from import tariffs after the company said it is planning to move some production to China.

“Apple will not be given Tariff waivers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China,” Trump tweeted. “Make them in the USA, no Tariffs!”

Apple shares dipped immediately after Trump’s tweet.

In filings made public this week, Apple asked the U.S. trade representative’s office to exclude components of Apple’s new Mac Pro from the list of products that could be hit by tariffs of 25 percent amid Trump’s ongoing trade war with Beijing.

The Mac Pro has been manufactured in the U.S. for the past several years, but Apple last month moved production of the devices to China.