Tech CEO Makes 7-Figure Donation To Trump Inauguration

Apple CEO Tim Cook will donate $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural committee.

Cook joins the list of CEOs and companies who have contributed to Trump’s inauguration, including Meta, Toyota, Ford, GM, Amazon, Uber, and OpenAI.

Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, becoming the 8th CEO to contribute.

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Per Axios:

The donation reflects a long, collaborative relationship between Trump and Cook that included many meetings during Trump’s first term, and dinner at Mar-a-Lago last month.

Other CEOs and companies have made seven-figure inauguration contributions in their efforts to build bridges to the incoming administration.

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. The company is not expected to give.

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Cook, with a consistent presence in Washington, has made it clear over the years that he believes in participation, not sitting on the sidelines, and engaging with policymakers from both sides of the aisle.

Apple, a huge contributor to the U.S. economy, is the largest taxpayer in the U.S. and the world.

BREAKING: Apple CEO Tim Cook to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration – Axios

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The Verge reports:

Apple CEO Tim Cook is the next tech exec to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, according to Axios. Cook’s donation follows similar commitments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos through Amazon, and Meta as Big Tech companies and executives work to curry favor with the incoming administration.

Cook famously built a personal relationship with Trump during his first term that other tech CEOs are looking to replicate. He was one of many to congratulate Trump after his Election Day victory, and Axios reports that Cook has met with Trump at Trump Tower and his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Elon Musk, who dropped in on Bezos’ December dinner with Trump, joined “part of” Cook’s dinner at Mar-a-Lago, Axios says. The New York Times previously reported that Cook met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

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