Apple CEO Tim Cook Will Attend Trump Inauguration

[H2SO4]

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That is really only propaganda. Even Rush Limbaugh was a huge Apple fan as are many conservatives.

It's not propaganda at all. I've seen and heard them. I've seen evidence, (in a certain dusty old book), of what one might consider makes up part of their ethos.
I've actually seen Mike Pence refuse to answer such a question. Don't get it twisted.
Doesn't mean they don't love an iPhone or a Mac.

Plenty of slave owners were huge fans of the work their slaves did...................

 

[DocMultimedia]

Obamas inauguration was 170 million (I looked it up because I was curious what the average was). Adjusted for our crazy inflation Trumps probably costing less. Biden inauguration was cheap because of CV19. People take a chill pill.
People get so manipulated by media. Get angry at this. Rage at that. What a bunch of nonsense.

Lol. Please check your media sources. There is a reason why Trump set the record with his previous inauguration, and has broken his own record this year.

PS. Grammatical errors can now be checked with AI.

 

[Jensend]

It was a landslide in that he won a majority of districts and counties, states, total votes, and his party won in their respective apparatuses. There is not a metric or dimension of the election that his opposition could credibly be proud of.

He won in the majority of counties in 2020 as well. He won half the states in 2020. There is pretty much no way a Republican can win in modern times without winning a majority of counties and states, so listing those as separate categories is silly. Not sure about "districts". Also, it is not true that he won a majority of votes. He won a plurality of votes.

Landslide doesn't have a widely agreed upon technical definition, so we're arguing on a matter of opinion. I just think your definition of landslide is so weak that it makes it meaningless as a term.

 

[bunce66]

I understand the necessary evil of this. The other tech bros are kissing the ring, and Cook needs to remain on the orange man’s good side for the sake of Apple’s corporate interests … but it’s still wild to behold. Nobody was sucking up to Biden like this. This is some third-world ish we’re looking at. Buckle up, I guess. It’s gonna be cringe 24/7 for the next four years (at a minimum).

The other alternative is that all the smart people realize Trump isn't the madman he's been portrayed as in the highly biased mainstream media.

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

The other alternative is that all the smart people realize Trump isn't the madman he's been portrayed as in the highly biased mainstream media.

So Trump has not talked about expansionism in absorbing Canada and Greenland?

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

He won in the majority of counties in 2020 as well.

Republicans will probably always win majority of counties because of population distribution.

 

[cfountain72]

I gather this has a few layers of why this is of interest. Often Trump and followers are portrayed as anti LGBT... (whether they are or not is another topic) and Cook is in that community. Cook is considered a Liberal and Trump leads the Conservative party. Cook on the other hand has some very serious challenges when it comes to manufacturing being overseas in locations that Trump is likely to engage in new "fair and balance" strategies that could impact sales of Apple products such as the iPhone. Cook warming up to Trump or getting a good familiarity status could have political impact in hopes of favouring Apple.

FYI - I am an independent and just stating what anyone who observes would see.

This is a down payment for tariff waivers and some protection money. Nothing more. Nothing less.

 

[iBreatheApple]

The comments section here should be a real winner.

Hey look I found the first one 😂

I understand the necessary evil of this. The other tech bros are kissing the ring, and Cook needs to remain on the orange man’s good side for the sake of Apple’s corporate interests … but it’s still wild to behold. Nobody was sucking up to Biden like this. This is some third-world ish we’re looking at. Buckle up, I guess. It’s gonna be cringe 24/7 for the next four years (at a minimum).

 

[iBreatheApple]

Republicans will probably always win majority of counties because of population distribution.

Even more so now that the whole “a republican will never win the popular vote in modern times” theory has been broken. Although I don’t know if that says more about peoples views starting to shift in this country, or if the Democrats are just that terrible.

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

Even more so now that the whole “a republican will never win the popular vote in modern times” theory has been broken. Although I don’t know if that says more about peoples views starting to shift in this country, or if the Democrats are just that terrible.

Little both, but democrats really cratered compared to 2020. That's a bit of their own fault, as well as the media landscape doing their best to support trump

 

[xraydoc]

My mother said, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
So...

 

[anthogag]

The other scenario is Tim Cook has evolved into Tim Crook because it’s all up in the air now.

Biden could be very correct. Trump and his grok Elon are developing an oligarchy. All the signs are there. The only saving grace is Trump is almost 80, but being 80 may make him more ruthless as a dictator.

This could be why Elon is texting with Putin, Putin knows how to setup an oligarchy dictatorship. This is why Trump came out swinging at media at the beginning of his 1st term. Trump is surrounding himself with ultra-rich clowns he can control because he set them up, they owe him…like Putin and his oligarchy.

 

[AppliedVisual]

For his $1,000,000, he should get a good seat

With all the others who also paid $1M, Tim Apple is just another chump in the crowd.

 

[thettareddast]

This could be why Elon is texting with Putin, Putin knows how to setup an oligarchy dictatorship. This is why Trump came out swinging at media at the beginning of his 1st term. Trump is surrounding himself with ultra-rich clowns he can control because he set them up, they owe him…like Putin and his oligarchy.

What did it mean when Kamala beat Trump in fundraising for her campaign, receiving endorsements and donations from close to 100 billionaires, like Reid Hoffmann, Reed Hastings, the Gates, Bloomberg, Oprah, the Soros.

Are Trumps opposition lacking in ultra-rich support?

 

[anthogag]

What did it mean when Kamala beat Trump in fundraising for her campaign, receiving endorsements and donations from close to 100 billionaires, like Reid Hoffmann, Reed Hastings, the Gates, Bloomberg, Oprah, the Soros.

Are Trumps opposition lacking in ultra-rich support?

They all get money from the ultra rich. Money buys influence and power; for example Elon, the grok behind the President. In Trump’s case they all know Trump is much easier to deal with if you give him money.

 

[dms_91]

The swing state designation is meaningless when arguing about overall margin of victory. Harris got more overall electoral votes in states that weren’t considered swing states. Trump had to get most of the “swing state” electoral votes to win at all.

He won the popular vote by a smaller margin than Hillary or Biden.
I’m arguing against the notion that it was a “landslide,” I’m not claiming that Trump didn’t win… I don’t live in fantasy land like the large proportion of Trump supporters who said he won in 2020.

Edit: Not only that, he got less than 50% of the popular vote in 2024. If that qualifies as a “landslide” it’s hard to know what you wouldn’t consider a landslide, unless you determine that by whether they have an R or D by their name.

Why is this even an argument? lol Trump dominated even after "losing" in 2020. Just stop.

 

[ThomasJL]

I think this is less about Trump and more about America. No offence folks over there but when you have people lining up to pay favours to an incoming politician, regardless of who they are, either by presence, support or by hard cash, you have a serious problem with ethics in your society full stop.

The constitution supposedly separates church and state but somehow managed to forget business along the way. When you buy favour, you end up with an oligarchy.

I haven't met anyone, including Americans, here in Europe in the last few years that has a shred of respect left for America. Not because of the wars and geopolitical interventions, but the general population is in majority DUI all the time when making critical decisions. Now thats not all of you, but a lot of you.

I'm in the UK so this is to some degree hypocritical, and I was quite involved in the mess myself a number of years ago, but even we have a moral high ground at the moment.

Excellent points! Well said.

Tim Cook is highly evil for donating to and attending Trump's inauguration. That's because such donations erode democracy and solidify plutocracy.

Cook's support of Trump means Cook supports oligarchy, not democracy. Cook supports oligarchy because that's what's best for shareholders.

By Cook donating to and attending Trump's inauguration, it's clear that all of his previous public social justice stances were nothing more than inauthentic virtue signaling. Apple SJW-CEO Tim Cook is a phony who does not genuinely care about social justice.

Cook is a horrible human being. When history looks back at Trump having fascistic tendencies, as well as colonialist tendencies, and being a warmonger with plenty of blood on his hands, I hope that Cook is remembered and villified as someone who supported that with both his large amount of money as well as his presence.

 

[Lioness~]

I'm not american, and not so knowledgeable of the American politics.
So to me it just sounds like Tim says; I'm willing to pay a lot to be someones bitch.

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

Excellent points! Well said.

Tim Cook is highly evil for donating to and attending Trump's inauguration. That's because such donations erode democracy and solidify plutocracy.

Cook's support of Trump means Cook supports oligarchy, not democracy. Cook supports oligarchy because that's what's best for shareholders.

By Cook donating to and attending Trump's inauguration, it's clear that all of his previous public social justice stances were nothing more than inauthentic virtue signaling. Apple SJW-CEO Tim Cook is a phony who does not genuinely care about social justice.

Cook is a horrible human being. When history looks back at Trump having fascistic tendencies, as well as colonialist tendencies, and being a warmonger with plenty of blood on his hands, I hope that Cook is remembered and villified as someone who supported that with both his large amount of money as well as his presence.

tbh, while republicans/trump is certainly more flagrant in it's corporate relationship, this has been a bipartisan thing due to many dems being feckless in this reality

 

[Razorpit]

LOL again...he didn't even register to vote prior to 1987. That's why there is no party affiliation record prior to that point. From 1987 to 1998 he was registered as Republican. Then he switched to billionaire Ross Perot's Reform Party for two years. Then he switched to being a registered Democrat during the W. Bush administration. Then switched back to being Republican from 2009 forward.

Basic math tells you that Trump has been a Republican for 29 years and a Democrat for 8 years.

I'm shocked AI would lie to me. (Ironically the one time I used it because I couldn't find the answer in regular searches.) OpenAI had his initial registration as a democrat in 1969. Gosh if Apple would only invest more in to that technology. 🙄

While I find it hard to believe that he didn't register to vote prior to 1987, that indeed is what is out there. This doesn't change the fact that he was the media darling for decades. Little has changed with his personal beliefs since then. These are well documented. He went from hero to zero practically the instant he came down the escalator and announced he was running against Hilary..

 

[avz]

I haven't met anyone, including Americans, here in Europe in the last few years that has a shred of respect left for America.

When somebody say they don't respect you does it mean they are trying to use their "respect" as a bargaining tool or an instrument of manipulation?

I'm in the UK so this is to some degree hypocritical, and I was quite involved in the mess myself a number of years ago, but even we have a moral high ground at the moment.

I am wondering why UK is so hell bent on keeping US from pivoting to Asia? People like a "historian" Nial Ferguson make it very obvious. What's the plan? Is the old British Empire/or Rothschild's are planning to "resurface" in China and use it as its resource base?

 

[jonnyb098]

Not many loved Biden and those that did admitted his age was an issue. Trump is also very old and yes is technically overweight from an objective medical perspective. Trump will be as old when he leaves office as Biden was, and in the same mental capacity.

Whataboutism isn’t helpful for discourse. Trump is now president, not Biden. Talking about Biden’s age doesn’t make sense.

It’s not about age….that was the “headline”. Biden is severely mentally diminished if you do any basic comparison of any speech from the last 3 years to even during the 2020 campaign. If you don’t see a difference then I feel bad for ya. That along with his extremely stiff walk shows he’s clearly on heavy meds to hide SOMETHING. No one walks like a stiff plank board naturally. And this isn’t the first time this happened with American presidents. Kennedy was on painkillers to mask excruciating chronic back pain. Woodrow Wilson had a stroke and they covered up his complete incapacitation for months. Except now it’s 2025 and with constant cameras and media everywhere this garbage can’t be hidden anymore.

If you want the receipts here ya go….they all knew about this years ago. About 3 months into his term it got messy, fast.

White House aides noticed Biden's 'decline' during first months of term, WSJ reports

Concerns within the White House over President Biden's physical and mental fitness began early in his term, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

thenationaldesk.com

Also, you can’t predicts someone’s mental capacity 4 years from now.

 

[aloysiusfreeman]

Little has changed with his personal beliefs since then. These are well documented.

Correct, he has always been racist.

 

[4tune8chance]

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be one of several tech CEOs in attendance at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, reports Bloomberg.

Earlier this month, Cook personally donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, and when Trump won in November, Cook sent congratulations on social media site X. Cook also visited Mar-a-Lago in December, where he had dinner with Trump.

Tech CEOs and tech companies have been lavishing Trump with money and attention since November. Google, Amazon, Meta, Uber, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Coinbase, Toyota, Ford, GM, AT&T, and more made donations to Trump's inauguration fund, and as a result, Trump has raised $200 million.

Trump has made it clear that he plans to put new tariffs in place, and Cook is likely aiming to avoid them with an exemption. During Trump's first term, Apple was able to skirt tariffs on its the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, though it had to pay some tariffs for the Apple Watch, AirPods, and HomePod. In 2019, Trump said Cook "made a good case" that tariffs would put Apple at a disadvantage.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and Tesla's Elon Musk will also be at the inauguration.

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…and kiss the ring.

 

[ozziegn]

I think they're all desperate. The consumer is tapped out. Grads can't find jobs. Hiring has slowed. Layoffs after layoffs. Everyday groceries have barely stabilized. Housing prices are astronomical. Constant money printing. They need someone to come in and juice the economy to keep consumers buying, and they need tariff favors.

These Tech CEOs are looking off the edge of the cliff.

Yet Biden and all his supporters have been chanting how healthy and robust the economy has been since Biden took over. lol