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rchaud ◴[04 Apr 25 13:15 UTC] No.43581873[source]▶

Apple CEO Tim Cook made a personal $1 million "donation" to the Trump inauguration in January 2025:

> Cook, a proud Alabama native, believes the inauguration is a great American tradition, and is donating to the inauguration in the spirit of unity, the sources said.

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-mil...

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jedberg ◴[04 Apr 25 15:02 UTC] No.43583474[source]▶

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He was in a tough spot. I’m sure he doesn’t support the admin, but also he knows Apple needs tariff relief, and paying a “donation” to Trump is a good way to do that.

He basically paid $1M to try and save thousands of jobs at Apple (and of course increase Apple’s value)

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1. sneak ◴[04 Apr 25 16:08 UTC] No.43584461[source]▶

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He literally did support the admin; to claim he doesn’t really is disingenuous. He gave the current admin a million dollars.

If Tim Cook gave you a million dollars, would it be fair to say he doesn’t support you?

It’s silly the kind of gymnastics we engage in to preserve our mental models. The facts are the facts.

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