Tim Cook Slammed For ‘Disgusting’ Gift-Giving Meeting With Trump

“This bottom was made in the U.S., in California,” said Cook at the unveiling Wednesday. “And this glass comes off the Corning line. It’s engraved for President Trump, it’s a unique unit of one. It was designed by a U.S. Marine Corps corporal, a former one, that works at Apple now.”

“And the base comes from Utah, and is 24-karat gold,” he continued.

Trump also announced a 100% tariff Wednesday on all imported semiconductor chips, but said companies investing in U.S. manufacturing would be exempt. He noted Apple, which increased its commitment to $600 billion over the next four years, had secured such an exemption.

Apple announced that “every iPhone and Apple Watch sold around the world will be built with Kentucky-made cover glass” as a result, and while that might appeal to voters determined to revive U.S. manufacturing, others were soured by Cook’s meeting.

“This feels like something you do for Kim Jong Un to avoid having your family fed to pigs. I guess that’s where we are now,” wrote one user on X, formerly Twitter, with another person commenting: “Tim Cook shows the world how to kiss ass like a pro.”

Cook has presented the president with gifts before, however. In 2021, he gave Trump a $5,999 MacBook Pro before he left the White House. While presumably a sure-fire way to land in the president’s good graces, Cook’s latest gesture has left social media aghast.