President Donald Trump traveled to the Texas capital Wednesday to join Apple chief executive Tim Cook for a tour of Apple's manufacturing campus, where the tech giant will soon begin expanding the facility.

Trump was expected to be in Austin for 2 1/2 hours and travel by motorcade to the campus to meet up with Cook.

Apple announced Wednesday it would begin expanding the Austin campus, which will assemble Mac Pro computers.

"Building the Mac Pro, Apple's most powerful device ever, in Austin is both a point of pride and a testament to the enduring power of American ingenuity," Cook said in a statement. "With the construction of our new campus in Austin now underway, Apple is deepening our close bond with the city and the talented and diverse workforce that calls it home.

"Responsible for 2.4 million American jobs and counting, Apple is eager to write our next chapter here and to keep contributing to America's innovation story."

The company said last year it will invest $1 billion in the 133-acre campus, which will accommodate 5,000 employees at first and have capacity to add 15,000 more. Apple is also expanding facilities in Boulder, Colo.; Culver City, Calif.; New York City, Pittsburgh, San Diego and Seattle.

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