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Trump Invested in Outsourcing Companies He Denounced in Campaign

  • Received bond income from Ford, United Technologies, Mondelez
  • Held Apple stock even as he called for a boycott of company
The Ford Motor Co. logo stands on display next to U.S. and Thai flags at the company's factory in Pluak Daeng district, Rayong province, Thailand, on Jan. 28, 2014.

The Ford Motor Co. logo stands on display next to U.S. and Thai flags at the company's factory in Pluak Daeng district, Rayong province, Thailand, on Jan. 28, 2014.

Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg

Donald Trump has been tough on American companies that have moved jobs to other countries. That hasn’t stopped the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from investing in them.

Trump has denounced units of United Technologies Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Mondelez International Inc. on the campaign trail -- and has received income of as much as $75,000 from bonds issued by all three since January 2015, according to his latest financial disclosure form released Tuesday. He also has invested in Apple Inc.’s stock and bonds even though in February he called for a boycott of the company for refusing to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation unlock an iPhone used by a terrorist in San Bernardino, California.