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Trump claims Tim Cook called him about EU fining Apple $17B

14 points by retskrad 2y ago

retskrad 2y ago
Tim Cook’s conversations with Trump starts at 47:27.
znpy 2y ago
Curious he went to Donald Trump rather than to Biden or Harris. Tells you a lot of the actual political leanings of Tim Cook (and Apple by extension).
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  Maybe not. Maybe he went to both, and Trump is the one who made it public. Trump has both the inclination (need to be in the spotlight) and the reason (looking relevant before the election) to make this public. Biden has neither.
  - Gud 2y ago
    Why is this being downvoted? Makes a lot of sense to me.
- legitster 2y ago
  From the article: > It’s very possible Cook has had similar conversations with Kamala Harris, but that hasn’t been reported yet.
- wumeow 2y ago
  He could also just be lying. It's been known to happen.
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austin-cheney 2y ago
A potential taste of things to come, justice for sale at the highest levels in exchange for favors.
- big-green-man 2y ago
  If you think that sort of thing isn't happening regardless of who's in charge you must live in paradise. Companies worth hundreds of billion, even a trillion dollars, these are "national interest" level entities, core parts of the US economy, with billions of users abroad which makes them major tools of international influence. Their CEOs have the president on speed dial and vice versa. Turning that into a partisan talking point just shows your naivete (or dishonesty, but I assume good faith).
  - austin-cheney 2y ago
    The EU fining Apple is not a national security attack upon the US. When the United Fruit Company fell upon regulation from a democratically elected Guatemalan president the US was also not under national security attack.
    - big-green-man 2y ago
      I didn't say it was.
beardyw 2y ago
Not sure what Trump could do about it. Go to war?
donsupreme 2y ago
Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, et al, are not stupid. They know full well their conversation with Trump will come out publicly, they knew that before calling him.
Shawnecy 2y ago
Why believe his claim?
croes 2y ago
The EU didn't fine Apple, they just have to pay the missing taxes that were illegally reduced.

14 points by retskrad 2y ago

Tim Cook’s conversations with Trump starts at 47:27.

znpy 2y ago

Curious he went to Donald Trump rather than to Biden or Harris. Tells you a lot of the actual political leanings of Tim Cook (and Apple by extension).

AnimalMuppet 2y ago
Maybe not. Maybe he went to both, and Trump is the one who made it public. Trump has both the inclination (need to be in the spotlight) and the reason (looking relevant before the election) to make this public. Biden has neither.
- Gud 2y ago
  Why is this being downvoted? Makes a lot of sense to me.
legitster 2y ago
From the article: > It’s very possible Cook has had similar conversations with Kamala Harris, but that hasn’t been reported yet.
wumeow 2y ago
He could also just be lying. It's been known to happen.
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austin-cheney 2y ago

A potential taste of things to come, justice for sale at the highest levels in exchange for favors.

big-green-man 2y ago
If you think that sort of thing isn't happening regardless of who's in charge you must live in paradise. Companies worth hundreds of billion, even a trillion dollars, these are "national interest" level entities, core parts of the US economy, with billions of users abroad which makes them major tools of international influence. Their CEOs have the president on speed dial and vice versa. Turning that into a partisan talking point just shows your naivete (or dishonesty, but I assume good faith).
- austin-cheney 2y ago
  The EU fining Apple is not a national security attack upon the US. When the United Fruit Company fell upon regulation from a democratically elected Guatemalan president the US was also not under national security attack.
  - big-green-man 2y ago
    I didn't say it was.

beardyw 2y ago

Not sure what Trump could do about it. Go to war?

donsupreme 2y ago

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, et al, are not stupid. They know full well their conversation with Trump will come out publicly, they knew that before calling him.

Shawnecy 2y ago

Why believe his claim?

croes 2y ago

The EU didn't fine Apple, they just have to pay the missing taxes that were illegally reduced.