Tim Cook Is Donating $1 Million To Trump’s Inauguration, Too

Apple CEO Tim Cook is nan adjacent tech exec to donate $1 cardinal to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, according to Axios. Cook’s assistance follows akin commitments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos done Amazon, and Meta arsenic Big Tech companies and executives activity to curry favour pinch nan incoming administration.

Cook famously built a individual narration pinch Trump during his first connection that different tech CEOs are looking to replicate. He was 1 of galore to congratulate Trump aft his Election Day victory, and Axios reports that Cook has met pinch Trump astatine Trump Tower and his Mar-a-Lago edifice successful Florida.

Elon Musk, who dropped successful connected Bezos’ December repast pinch Trump, joined “part of” Cook’s repast astatine Mar-a-Lago, Axios says. The New York Times antecedently reported that Cook met pinch Trump astatine Mar-a-Lago.

Unnamed sources show Axios that “Cook, a proud Alabama native, believes nan inauguration is simply a awesome American tradition, and is donating to nan inauguration successful nan reside of unity.” Apple is “not expected” to donate to nan inauguration. The institution didn’t instantly reply to a petition for comment.