Trump grants tariff exceptions to smartphones, computers, other stuff Silicon Valley likes getting from China

In news that presumably had Apple CEO Tim Cook pulling his custom “Ask me about the time I was front and center at the second Trump inauguration!” sign back out of his trash can and placing it gingerly back on his desk, the White House issued a statement on Friday night that of course Trump’s massive, planet-destabilizing reciprocal tariffs on trade with China won’t affect things like smartphones, laptop computers, or graphics cards. Things that very rich people who donate to the Trump campaign...