Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I'm Not a Political Person'

In an interview with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan this week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook said helium is "not a governmental person."


Strahan said Cook has been criticized implicit his narration with U.S. President Donald Trump. He noted that Cook attended Trump's 2nd inauguration past year, talented Trump a portion of solid with a 24-karat golden base, and went to a backstage screening of a Melania Trump documentary astatine the White House earlier this year. Cook reportedly besides personally donated $1 million to Trump's 2nd inauguration fund.

Cook responded with a diplomatic answer.

"I interact connected policy, not politics," said Cook.

"I'm not a governmental idiosyncratic connected either side," helium added. "I'm not political. And truthful I'm benignant of consecutive down the mediate and I absorption connected policy. And so, I'm precise pleased that the President and the medication is accessible to speech astir policy."


However, not everyone thinks authorities and argumentation tin beryllium separated. For example, Apple commentator John Gruber said Cook's effect "makes consciousness lone if you judge authorities argumentation decisions aren't political — which is to accidental it makes nary sense."

Others person argued that Cook is fulfilling his fiduciary work by ensuring that Apple is successful bully lasting with the U.S. government.

The taxable continues to provoke beardown opinions.

As a whole, Apple's firm values are mostly considered to beryllium progressive, peculiarly with respect to societal and biology matters.
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