{"id":2386312,"date":"2025-01-03T20:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T01:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apples-tim-cook-joins-list-of-tech-ceos-courting-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T20:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T01:42:38","slug":"apples-tim-cook-joins-list-of-tech-ceos-courting-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apples-tim-cook-joins-list-of-tech-ceos-courting-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Tim Cook joins list of tech CEOs courting Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapples-tim-cook-joins-list-of-tech-ceos-courting-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386312&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-ever-given-ship-that-blocked-the-suez-canal-on-fire\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show The Ever Given Ship That Blocked The Suez Canal On Fire?\">text appears<\/a> to contain\u200d HTML and XML code snippets which form part of a webpage, particularly a news article related\u200b to\u200c Apple CEO Tim Cook. The article likely discusses tim Cook&#8217;s engagement with former President Donald Trump, along with\u2064 other technology executives. The snippet\u200b also includes elements for a mobile menu,\u2063 search functionality, and user interface buttons meant for \u200bnavigation \u200cor interaction with the article.<\/p>\n<p>the piece highlights Cook&#8217;s connections and relationships within political \u200bcircles,especially regarding\u2062 the tech industry&#8217;s dialog with governmental figures. 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Cook would&nbsp;strategize with Trump on achieving Apple&rsquo;s and Trump&rsquo;s mutual interests, the <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/tim-cook-ceo-trump-relationship-ad106f36\">reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Trump proposes to implement tough tariffs to attack China&rsquo;s growing supremacy, where Apple makes many of its products, Cook will try to emulate the positive relationship he created with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> during his first administration. In 2019, Cook was able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2024-11-17\/how-will-president-donald-trump-s-new-tariffs-affect-apple-products-and-prices-m3lnfx64\">convince<\/a> Trump over dinner in 2019 that a tariff on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-designer-launches-third-eye-to-help-smartphone-zombies-avoid-disaster\/\" title=\"South Korean Designer Launches \u2018Third Eye\u2019 To Help \u2018Smartphone Zombies\u2019 Avoid Disaster\">phones created<\/a> in China would actually hurt Apple and help South Korean rival Samsung.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cook also was able to persuade Trump to reduce a 15% tariff on the Apple Watch by arguing it was a life-saving device.<\/p>\n<p>And just weeks before the election, Cook called Trump to complain to him about the European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/10\/technology\/european-union-apple-google-antitrust.html\">slapping <\/a>the company with billions of dollars in penalties in an effort to rein in Apple&rsquo;s reach.<\/p>\n<p>A possible strategy is that once Trump is inaugurated, he will put in place retaliatory tariffs on the EU which will cause the EU to back off its attack on Apple.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cook joined Trump for dinner in Mar-a-Lago in December, and he took to X to wish the president-elect congratulations on his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">election victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congratulations President Trump on your victory!&rdquo; Cook <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tim_cook\/status\/1854225875002396860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;We look forward to engaging with you and your administration to help make sure the United States continues to lead with and be fueled by ingenuity, innovation, and creativity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cook joins other Silicon Valley companies like Amazon and Meta, as well as Uber and OpenAI&nbsp;CEO Sam Altman, who have donated to Trump&rsquo;s inauguration committee. 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