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rchaud ◴[] 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 ◴[] No.43583474[source]
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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probably_wrong ◴[] No.43584277[source]
That poor, poor powerless company.

Apple is the 8-th largest company in the world by revenue [1]. If they wanted to oppose the admin, they would be uniquely positioned to do so. That they choose not to tells me that either they support the admin or that they choose not to. That they chose the option that shows active support for the admin has a negative impact on my ability to empathize with their CEO.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by...

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kube-system ◴[] No.43584584[source]
Unfortunately, it's not legal for them to take a political stance to the detriment of their shareholders.
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yencabulator ◴[] No.43585718[source]
USA, land of the free, where bribery is legally required now?
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1. hulitu ◴[] No.43592060{3}[source]
> now

Now ?