Donald Trump calls for Apple boycott
Donald Trump is taking aim at Apple over its refusal to comply with a court order to unlock a phone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
Speaking at a rally in South Carolina the day before the state's pivotal GOP presidential primary, Trump said, "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 that security number."
"I just thought of it," he said. "Boycott Apple."
Trump didn't backdown from his call on Twitter later, saying he used an iPhone and Samsung phone, but until Apple followed the court order, "I'll only be using Samsung."
Apple CEO Tim Cook has protested the order, saying "the U.S. government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. They have asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone."
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Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has voiced support for the company's position and quickly responded to Trump's latest move, tweeting "can we boycott Trump instead?"