President Donald Trump's nuclear signing event in the Oval Office made headlines, but one moment that stood out was when his phone kept ringing seconds after he slammed Apple for making iPhones overseas.

On Friday, Trump signed several executive orders designed to spur nuclear energy. Each one is dedicated to helping "reduce dependence on foreign technologies and invigorate our domestic nuclear industry," RedState reported. 

"This is a huge day for the nuclear industry... This is going to turn the clock back on over 50 years of regulation of an industry," Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said at the signing. 

Afterward, the president opened up the event to questions from members of the White House press about his plans to ensure our energy independence. (watch the video below, starting at 18:39):

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One reporter asked President Trump to comment on a statement he made earlier in the day in which he said that if Apple doesn't make their IPhones in the U.S. then the company will be hit with a 25 percent tariff. "Do you have the power to tariff one single company?"

First, Trump corrected the reporter that it would not just be Apple, but "anybody who makes that product, otherwise it wouldn't be fair." The president said the tariffs would not be implemented until the end of June.

"Now again, when they build their plant here, there's no tariff," Trump explained. "So, they're going to be building plants here."

When another reporter claimed it would be costly for Apple to build here in the U.S., Trump disagreed and said they could, crediting the company with coming in with $500 billion, along with chip companies.

"If they are going to sell it in America, I want it to be built in the United States," he added. "We want, if they are going to sell it here, generally speaking, not for all products, … but for certain products, cars, we want to make cars ….." (watch the video starting at 22:04)

Right after that exchange, President Trump's phone started ringing. He looked at it sitting on his desk and picked it up.

He turned to the reporters and said, "It's a phone call. Do you mind? Oh, okay. It's only a congressman," as he swiped across the screen and pushed the button to turn it off.

Trump put the phone back on the desk, where it sat for a second, before it started to ring once again.

"It's a different congressman," he said, after grabbing his phone and once again turning it off, possibly this time making it official. "They're all congratulating us."

When pressed by one reporter about who was on the phone, Trump declined to answer. However, he did confirm to another reporter that his phone was an iPhone.

Nick Arama provides further details here about the executive orders Trump signed on Friday, which will now "charge" up the industry to help America.

Secretary Bergum said of today’s event,” As energy demand continues to surge, expanding our existing nuclear fleet and investing in advanced nuclear technologies ensures we have reliable energy to power our homes, fuel for @POTUS’ manufacturing revolution, and a stronger electric grid."

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