Apple CEO donates $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration fund
By Jean Leon
January 05, 2025
Apple’s Tim Cook joins list of tech CEOs donating to Trump’s inauguration fund
Donald Trump’s inauguration will take place on January 20. For weeks now, top executives of big tech companies have been calling and meeting with the new president-elect of the United States to strengthen ties or even smooth things over. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, had some meetings with Trump during his first term and even received praise from him. You could say that the relationship between Cook and Trump has been good for several years. On the other hand, Trump has been critical of companies such as Google.
Now, Apple’s CEO has joined the list of those who donated to Trump’s inauguration fund. According to a report by Axios, Tim Cook will “personally” contribute $1 million soon. Both personalities already had a meeting last month at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), was also present.
Apple could gain some notable benefits from Tim Cook’s positive relationship with Trump. Before the last presidential election, the CEO of the company discussed with Trump the strict regulatory issue in the EU. The 47th president of the US reportedly assured Cook at the time that he would not allow the European Commission to “take advantage” of American companies.
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Meta even restructured its policy department to get along better with the new administration. Joel Kaplan, who has close ties to both Trump and JD Vance, replaced Nick Clegg as the office’s head.
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Slave labor miners being exploited by armed gangs in the DRC. (Photo: Mark Craemer)
Minerals from these mines, including tungsten, tin and tantalum (often referred to as the 3Ts), have been illegally smuggled through Rwanda for several years, and eventually exported to tech companies such as Apple, Tesla, and Samsung.
Two oligarchs sharing a laugh. According to Forbes, Tim Cook is worth $2.3B; $1M seems cheap for him. (Photo: Reuters)
Sources:
https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250103-drc-case-against-apple-brings-new-hope-in-conflict-minerals-crisis
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/reports/tackling-conflict-minerals/
https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/03/apple-ceo-tim-cook-donates-1m-to-trumps-inauguration-fund/
To many, super-genius Elon Musk appeared benign at first, then people realized he was a tumor. These hi-tech non-fossil fuel/energy oligarch/celebrities seemed to represent the nicer side of capitalism. Meh. The reality:
Members of the South Korean National Samsung Electronics Union stage a rally for increased pay/bonuses as they begin a three-day general strike outside the company's foundry and semiconductor factory in Hwaseong on 8 Jul 2024. (Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP / Getty Images)
And Virgin Group Chairman oligarch Richard Branson has been meddling in Venezuela for years. Which minerals/resources does he want access to? Linked at bottom is the list.
Oligarch Richard Branson meddling in Venezuelan politics.
Source:
https://orinocorp.com/en/important-minerals-venezuela/