Donald Trump Boasts Tim Cook Had To ‘Kiss My Ass’ In Wild Truth Social Tangent | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Tim Cook as an “incredible guy” following Apple’s announcement that he would quickly step down as CEO, whereas additionally boasting in regards to the time the chief govt needed to “kiss my ass” to get Trump’s assistance on an unspecified “fairly large problem.”

“For me it began with a phone call from Tim at the beginning of my First Term,” Trump recalled in a prolonged put up on his Truth Social platform. “He had a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix.”

“When I got the call I said, wow, it’s Tim Apple (Cook!) calling, how big is that? I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass,’” Trump added. “He explained his problem, a tough one it was, I felt he was right and got it taken care of, quickly and effectively. That was the beginning of a long and very nice relationship.”

Trump stated that, as the 2 of them stored in contact through the years and labored collectively sometimes, he realized Cook is “an amazing manager and leader.”

“He makes these calls to me, I help him out (but not always, because he will, on occasion, be too aggressive in his ask!), and he gets the job done, QUICKLY,” Trump stated.

While Cook will cede the CEO function to John Ternus, who’s at present senior vice chairman of {hardware} engineering, in September, he’ll stay on the firm as the chief chairman of its board of administrators.

In his new function, Cook “will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world,” in response to Apple, suggesting he might proceed interacting with Trump on behalf of the tech large.

Trump went on to commend Cook’s “AMAZING career.”

“Quite simply, Tim Cook is an incredible guy!!!” he added.

Cook has confronted criticism over his relationship with the Trump administration.

Cook personally donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee and likewise attended the occasion. Apple can also be one of many donors for the president’s White House ballroom.

Cook additionally gifted the president a bit of Apple-produced glass that sits on a base of pure gold in August 2025 as a part of a profitable effort to get the corporate exempted from chip tariffs.

Most not too long ago, Cook went to the White House screening of Melania Trump’s documentary on the identical day that federal brokers killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

“What I do is I interact on policy, not politics,” Cook advised ABC’s “Good Morning America” in regards to the scrutiny he’s confronted. “I’m not a political person on either side. I’m not political, and so I’m kind of straight down the middle.”

Despite Trump’s effusive reward, Cook has additionally been within the president’s crosshairs, together with about iPhone manufacturing in India, as Apple sought to scale back its ties to China.