Boycott Apple until it unlocks iPhone of San Bernardino shooter- Trump

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has called for a total boycott of Apple products until it finally unlocks the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter.

“First of all, Apple ought to give the security for that phone, OK? What I think you ought to do is boycott Apple until such time as they give the security number. How do you like? I just thought it. Boycott Apple,” Trump said at an event here in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina.

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Trump calls his newly proposed boycott a “great idea,” which he seemed to think of right on the spot.

“So, I like the idea, boycott Apple until such time as they give that information,” he said. “I think that’s a great idea.”

But despite his call, it was obvious and evident that Trump was using his iPhone while posting tweets later on in the day when he posted on Twitter saying not unlocking the phone for the FBI shows how liberal Apple CEO Tim Cook is.

“First of all, the phone’s not even owned by this young thug that killed all these people. The phone is owned by the government. It’s not even his phone. We don’t even have to go that far. But Tim Cook is looking to do a big number, probably to show how liberal he is. But Apple should give up. They should get the security. You’ll find other people,” Trump said.

The mouthy estate mogul turned politician had harsh words for Apple for refusing to help investigators access the phone of the San Bernardino shooter saying;“To think that Apple won’t allow us to get into her cell phone: Who do they think they are?” Trump said Wednesday on “Fox and Friends.” “No, we have to open it up.”

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