Except all indications are the show was pulled because of pressure from the government. The FCC threatening “we can do this the easy way or the hard way” is not constitutional.
...ABC's move comes just hours after Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr threatened to “take action” against Disney and ABC over Kimmel's remarks.
...“We at the FCC are going to enforce the public interest obligation,” Carr said. “If there’s broadcasters out there that don’t like it, they can turn their license in to the FCC.”
Not all of its parts are U.S. made: Other components come from China and other Asian countries. [...]
The screen and battery come from China and the rear-facing camera comes from South Korea.
Also, what is this bit at the end about tariffs?
Tariffs likely won’t affect his costs at his current production rates
because he ordered a large batch of parts when he started and still has
them in supply at his facility. Weaver says that a long-term tariff on
imported electronics could make the Liberty Phone’s manufacturing cost
more competitive, since the cheap components would only see marginal
increases, and more components are likely to be built in the U.S. soon.
They won't affect his costs because he has a huge stockpile? That's like when people said "I don't need the government to force me to get health insurance. My husband is a doctor."
Also "more components are likely to be built in the U.S. soon" - says who? How much is "likely," and how soon is "soon?" Lazy reporting at the end with practically no push back from the WSJ writer.
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Really feels like you are projecting a bit.