Donald Trump used to love Apple products, Oreo cookies and Carrier air-conditioners. But as the New York property developer has made the transition from billionaire businessman to frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, he has made some of those same companies and firms the target of his “Make America Great Again” campaign.

While Mr Trump plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants, he has also vowed to target US companies that move manufacturing overseas — whether Apple in China or Carrier and Mondelez, the Oreo-maker, in Mexico — via a combination of tariffs and the presidential bully pulpit.

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