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Donald Trump connected Tuesday praised Tim Cook arsenic an “incredible guy” and called himself a “big fan” of him aft Apple announced that Cook volition go the enforcement president of its committee of directors and measurement down arsenic CEO.Writing connected Truth Social, Trump reflected connected his narration with Cook, saying it began during his archetypal statesmanlike word erstwhile the Apple CEO reached retired for assistance implicit a large issue. However, Trump besides made a weird remark, saying helium was impressed to person the caput of Apple calling to “kiss my ass.”“For maine it began with a telephone telephone from Tim astatine the opening of my First Term. He had a reasonably ample occupation that lone I, arsenic President, could fix.
Most radical would person paid millions of dollars to a consultant, who I astir apt would not person known, but who would accidental that helium knew maine well. The fees would beryllium paid but the occupation would not person gotten done. When I got the telephone I said, wow, it’s Tim Apple (Cook!) calling, however large is that? I was precise impressed with myself to person the caput of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass.
’ Anyway, helium explained his problem, a pugnacious 1 it was, I felt helium was close and got it taken attraction of, rapidly and effectively.”
Trump said Cook had reached retired to him aggregate times during his presidency. “During my 5 years arsenic President, Tim would telephone me, but ne'er excessively much, and I would assistance him wherever I could. Years latter, aft 3 oregon 4 BIG HELPS, I started to accidental to people, anyone who would listen, that this feline is an astonishing manager and leader. He makes these calls to me, I assistance him retired (but not always, due to the fact that helium will, connected occasion, beryllium excessively assertive successful his ask!), and helium gets the occupation done, QUICKLY.
”He besides compared Cook’s enactment with that of Steve Jobs, suggesting that portion Apple would person succeeded nether Jobs, it whitethorn not person achieved the aforesaid level of maturation seen nether Cook.Praising Cook’s tenure, Trump added, “Tim Cook had an AMAZING career, astir incomparable, and volition spell connected and proceed to bash large enactment for Apple, and immoderate other helium chooses to enactment on.”Apple said Cook volition stay successful a enactment relation arsenic enforcement chairman, portion John Ternus, the company’s elder vice president of hardware engineering, volition instrumentality implicit arsenic CEO starting September 1, 2026.In a statement, Cook said helium loves the institution “with each of my being” and described starring it arsenic the “greatest privilege of my life,” adding that helium feels “a gratitude that I cannot enactment into words.”
