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

Fuck Apple. They have always been built on exploitation, people just don't like to think about it because it's morally inconvenient and they might have to justify their buying new unnecessary crap every year because a new color of case was released.