That’s exactly what makes it so disappointing (to me)
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
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That’s exactly what makes it so disappointing (to me)
This really stinks. It’s making me consider not buying any Apple products until Tim is succeeded. I don’t care whether it’s not Apple. He’s top dog. Why would he financially support a bigot and a criminal? As someone said earlier, Biden didn’t get this. This is the new politics of America I guess.
With the recent rulings he is officially an Adjudicated Rapist. Also a Convicted Felon. He can't take those away and it's shameful that people thinks thats ok for a President. Aside from the grifting of trinkets that he is constantly doing as President. What an embarrassment to the highest office in the land.
That was the whole point of the sham trials: to convince people he was guilty of crimes they had to desperately try to come up with.
An embarrassment to the land is pretenidng the dementia patient has even been in charge of anything the past four years when he doesn't even know where or when he is. And unlike an evidence-free accusation from 30 years ago, Biden is on video SA'ing a minor (she confirmed he had done it) among many other incidents. Of course the difference is one group doesn't get charged even when it's a slam-dunk case while the other, they will move mountains to find a way to charge and convict 'by any means necessary'.
You're conveniently glossing over the companies that donated $1 million dollars or more that I listed above. Why is that? Oh right, because it doesn't fit into your narrative that companies have never done this before.
Ewww gross
Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to donate $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration fund, reports Axios. The donation will be a personal donation directly from Cook rather than a donation from Apple.
Following Trump's win, Cook congratulated him on social media site X, and in December, Cook had dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Cook aimed to maintain a relationship with Trump during Trump's first term as president, and it appears Cook plans to continue on with that plan going forward.
Sources that spoke to Axios said that Cook is donating to the inauguration "in the spirit of unity." Apple is not expected to make a donation.
Trump is taking office as Apple faces regulatory pressure both in the United States and in other countries. In March 2024, Apple was sued by the United States Department of Justice for allegedly violating antitrust law in multiple ways with its platforms. The Apple vs. DoJ legal battle will play out during Trump's term.
Amazon, Meta, Uber, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Coinbase, Toyota, Ford, GM, AT&T, Black & Decker, and Charter Communications are also making donations to Trump's inauguration fund.
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Blame Hillary Clinton and bill Clinton. Plenty of precedent.
When did Trump say he hated gays?
The "TDS" is not for people who simply dislike or disagree with him. It's for people who live in a manufactured false reality about him.
It's come up in this thread because posters have made comments about how much Trump supposedly hates gay people, despite all evidence to the contrary (ie. being the first president that never opposed gay marriage, appointing the first gay cabinet member, etc). The "derangement" is how no matter how much people demonstrate the opposite is true, they ignore it all and live in their fictional bubble where they are correct and refuse hear anything but.
Further to that, this story was on the same day Trump appointed Tammy Bruce, who is openly gay, to the State Department.
So yeah, there completely is "derangement" going on at times, and you don't get to control others' speech on the matter.
If I might paraphrase Orwell: Everyone is corrupt but some are more corrupt than others.
It is true that money corrupts our political system but there can be no question that Trump and the Republicans are far more corrupt by an order of magnitude than the Democrats. Please don't both sides this thing.
Unfortunately, whether intentional or not, you're distorting the truth to support a narrative. It's important to be clear and objective about the facts. I'm going to provide facts about Biden's campaign and inauguration not as a knock against him at all but because that's the thing you brought up as if it were different.
- Biden's inauguration had nearly $62 million from corporate donors, including $1M+ donations from Pfizer, AT&T, Bank of America, Boeing, Uber, and Qualcomm.
- You'll find plenty of the same stories in the press from 4 years ago. Here, here, here, here, here, here, etc.
- Not all donations were corporate. Lots of donations came from wealthy individuals too. It's a smart play.
- All of that demonstrates why your statement that it was "quiet" is false. You and others have forgotten about those stories because they came out a long time ago. Those donations weren't as noteworthy because donations happen for every single inauguration. What's different this year? Cook's donation is getting people riled up because Trump is so polarizing and Apple has reclaimed its spot as the #1 richest company in the world. Not because he or Apple are making a fuss over it. Quite the contrary, actually. Cook hasn't commented on it himself. This donation is a juicy headline — as is pretty much anything about DJT, who is the biggest gift to the American media in history
- Biden raised over $1 billion in political contributions by December of 2020. And don't forget about soft money. Donations of large amounts of money are overwhelmingly about buying power and influence. And political contributions are a much, much bigger deal than inaugural donations.
Look, we aren't talking about donations to the NRA or National Right to Life here. This is just funding a big — and for those of us who live here in DC, super annoying — party.
Now that we’re 19 pages in, is everyone all in agreement with each other?
What on earth are you talking about
This isn’t 2016, you can’t just throw baseless accusations around like facts
You do realize that Apple needs influence with the Trump administration since it manufactures so many of its products in China and Trump has threatened huge tariffs, don't you? Apple already had to kill Project Titan due to the Biden administration's 100% tariff on Chinese EVs.
Trump doesn't like or hate gay people. Just like Trump doesn't like or hate America.
Trump uses everything and everyone to his advantage. Period.
He's not a patriot, that's a costume he wears. It's all a grift.
He's not a christian, that's just a joke he plays on the religious.
If it's in his perceived best interest to marginalize or aggrandize anyone or anything, that's how Trump will act.
Trump uses everything and everyone to his advantage. Period.
He's not a patriot, that's a costume he wears. It's all a grift.
He's not a christian, that's just a joke he plays on the religious.
If it's in his perceived best interest to marginalize or aggrandize anyone or anything, that's how Trump will act.
Can you imagine the conversation had apple made the donation?
America, welcome back to having a monarch: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute
I know it happens all the time in business and politics. But not with a convicted felon.
I know it happens all the time in business and politics. But not with a convicted felon.
Hatred is hard to prove. I doubt Trump really cares one way or another. He just parrots positions that he thinks will get him the support he needs from the constituencies he courts. Here are some his public anti-LGBTQ+ stances:
* Historic opposition to same-sex marriage.
* Public statements in 2016 saying he would consider appointing Supreme Court judges who would overturn Obergefell v. Hodges.
* One-third of his judicial appointments had records of anti-LGTBQ+ bias.
* He reversed Obama-era rules requiring companies with federal contracts prove compliance with LGBTQ+ protections.
* He rolled back Obama-era protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination under the ACA.
* His first administration's stance in legal cases was that civil rights laws do not cover sexual orientation.
* His personal support for Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill in 2022.
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It kind of ruins, permanently, any moral high ground that Apple ever tries again in the future. They openly supported the horror that was to come soon for the United States. They are kissing the ring, hoping to suck up enough not to get on the bad side of a dementia-ridden psychopath.
Or...and stay with me here with this crazy idea...Tim really is being savvy!
After all, it's not like Tim went to the Biden White House 87 times, right?
And it's not like there weren't positive interactions with the Obama administration, even maybe multiple times, even while the White House and Apple were getting into it publicly on privacy issues.
And surely Tim Cook didn't donate over a quarter million to Hillary Clinton's Victory Fund — which unlike this money for a big party is money that actually was spent on attempting to defeat DJT. Right? Surely he didn't. After all, that would be damning to any argument that Cook is somehow a closet Trump supporter.
I've always found the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome" to be dismissive and insulting and just aimed at picking a fight. This is the first time I've ever thought to myself, "Wow, yeah, OK, maybe I can sorta see it."
I hate that I feel that way. But when you flip out about every single little thing having to do with DJT, it diminishes your credibility when you talk about the very legitimate issues with him. And those very legitimate issues just get lost in the sea of political noise.
It's not just unhelpful. It's actually counterproductive.
Wanna know a big reason DJT won? That stuff. Check out the exit polling and post-election polling. Look at the numbers for middle income voters as well as self-identifies independents and partisan leaners.
Look, folks. It's just a stupid party. I get that every little thing probably hits a raw nerve, but keep your eye on the ball here.
P.S. Since I've gotten some downvotes when I have literally posted facts in this thread, I'm looking forward to the downvotes here where I've actually expressed an opinion! As Audrey put it so eloquently, "Feed me, Seymour! Feed me!"
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Ok, since you have ignored some responses with follow up information because it was inconvenient to your argument, and since you’re playing the role of Trump Defender, how about this: Trump is on board with restricting trans Americans’ rights:
What Trump's win could mean for transgender health care access, athletes
President-elect Donald Trump promised to limit transgender health care access and ban trans athletes from school sports. We asked two experts what that would mean for trans people in the U.S.
www.npr.org
Fact Sheet: Donald Trump on LGBTQ Issues: Transgender Americans | GLAAD
GLAAD has documented the anti-LGBTQ history of Donald Trump, including his efforts to restrict the voting rights of people of color and other marginalized...
glaad.org
I’m sure that you happily support these things, but I really “love” (/s) when people constantly try to do Whataboutism to defend their preferred politicians. Tribalism at its best.