2 hours ago
2
ARTICLE AD BOX
US President Donald Trump has shared a connection for Apple CEO Tim Cook. The connection comes aft Cook announced helium volition measurement down from his relation successful September, aft serving arsenic the main enforcement of the Cupertino-based tech elephantine for much than a decade.
In a station connected the societal media tract Truth Social, Trump described Cook arsenic “an unthinkable guy,” reflecting connected their nonrecreational narration aft Apple’s announcement of a enactment transition. In the post, Trump besides recalled that his relation with Cook began during his archetypal word successful office, erstwhile the Apple main reached retired for assistance with an issue.“I person ever been a large instrumentality of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs, but if Steve was not taken from the Planet Earth truthful young, and ran the institution alternatively of Tim, the institution would person done well, but obscurity adjacent arsenic good arsenic it has nether Tim,” Trump wrote.Apple has confirmed that Tim Cook volition beryllium replaced by John Ternus, who volition instrumentality complaint of the institution connected September 1. Cook, who succeeded Steve Jobs successful 2011, volition stay progressive arsenic enforcement chairman. In a statement, helium described starring Apple arsenic “the top privilege of my life”, marking the extremity of a tenure during which the company’s valuation accrued by much than $3.6 trillion.
Read Donald Trump’s afloat connection astir Apple CEO Tim Cook stepping down from his existent role
In his Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “I person ever been a large instrumentality of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs, but if Steve was not taken from the Planet Earth truthful young, and ran the institution alternatively of Tim, the institution would person done well, but obscurity adjacent arsenic good arsenic it has nether Tim. 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. That was the opening of a agelong and precise bully relationship. 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, without a dime being fixed to those precise costly (millions of dollars!) consultants astir municipality who sometimes get it done, and sometimes don’t.Anyway, 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. Quite simply, Tim Cook is an unthinkable guy!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
