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The CXOs went because that's their JOB as CXO of a publicly traded company--it's their job to serve the interest of their shareholders. If any one of them did w

The CXOs went because that's their JOB as CXO of a publicly traded company--it's their job to serve the interest of their shareholders. If any one of them did what this guy suggested they should have done, they should be fired. No matter how much you hate him, he IS the president now, what would they do? Just say fuck you to the president for no reason other than to stroke their own political ego? Or try to carve the relationship so they can actually influence the guy to make the right decisions when it matters? I really don't get these people who are still doing this type of campaigns. It's a loser mindset--thinking that it's all fucked just because of a single person. Yeah he's a president, so what? George Bush was a president too, and the world didn't end. Losers always complain because they know they depend on their environment instead of trying to make a difference themselves. A winner on the other hand would proactively try to make a difference no matter how harsh the situation is. They definitely won't make an enemy with the president of the country their company is based in.

norea-armozel 10y ago
IMO I wouldn't have gone simply because it's not the task of a company to hand hold POTUS. If Trump and company can't wrap their heads around how international trade works (especially for the likes of Apple) then they won't get it when Tim Cook or Jeff Bezos diagrams it out for them on a whiteboard either. The whole meeting between Trump and the CEOs in question was meant to give legitimacy to his opinions and not to the office which he's to occupy. Essentially, it's a big political hand job. And frankly, giving Trump more ego boosting appeasement is the last thing that needs to happen. He needs to know that POTUS cannot and will not supersede the rights of citizens, their ventures in the market place, and that of their homes. If that takes a few public feuds between him, some senators, and maybe a CEO or two then I think it should happen. Because he's the kind of guy that can't deal with rejection and ridicule. He needs to be stung by the brambles of the real world. A little pain goes a long way to teach him his limits.

norea-armozel 10y ago

IMO I wouldn't have gone simply because it's not the task of a company to hand hold POTUS. If Trump and company can't wrap their heads around how international trade works (especially for the likes of Apple) then they won't get it when Tim Cook or Jeff Bezos diagrams it out for them on a whiteboard either. The whole meeting between Trump and the CEOs in question was meant to give legitimacy to his opinions and not to the office which he's to occupy. Essentially, it's a big political hand job. And frankly, giving Trump more ego boosting appeasement is the last thing that needs to happen. He needs to know that POTUS cannot and will not supersede the rights of citizens, their ventures in the market place, and that of their homes. If that takes a few public feuds between him, some senators, and maybe a CEO or two then I think it should happen. Because he's the kind of guy that can't deal with rejection and ridicule. He needs to be stung by the brambles of the real world. A little pain goes a long way to teach him his limits.