idk if Cook and his advisors thought this would make people less hostile toward Apple and his tenure as CEO but let me just say: claiming to be apolitical and "focus[ed] on policy" is a very bad look
https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-response-trump-relationship-criticism-2026-3
'I'm not political': Tim Cook responds to backlash against his relationship with the Trump administration

Tim Cook discussed his political stance on "Good Morning America," saying he focuses on policy over politics.

Business Insider
@aleen he’s a bald faced liar. That’s now very clear.
@octothorpe @aleen How can anyone in his position, not to mention being gay, _not_ be political? These days, simply existing is political.
@jackbrewster @aleen People with excessive amounts of money don't think they exist in society.
@octothorpe @aleen Do they want guillotines? Because this is how you get guillotines.

@jackbrewster @octothorpe @aleen Yeah. You can’t exist as a woman or gay person without your very existence being political.

Also, kissing fascist ass is being political.

@CStamp @jackbrewster @aleen literally personally donating $1M USD to his PAC or whatever is the very fucking definition of political. It’s what the P stands for.