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Given that Tim Cook is donating a million dollars to the rapistβs inauguration, I canβt agree:
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration
wtf
Is that for real? Do companies always make such donations to new presidents or is this a new thing specifically for Trump?
edit Apparently this is typical and has been done with many earlier presidents, regardless of political party
I canβt speak for how things have been historically (I actually try to stay out of politics usually). But right now, there are plenty of news stories about a lot of companies/CEOs/Tech Bros who are contributing to Trump, apparently hoping to win his favor and protect their businesses/profits.
Disgusting IMO!
Seems like this is somewhat normal though: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/yes-it-s-common-for-large-corporations-to-donate-to-presidential-inaugurations/vi-AA1xg9ML#details
Not that I'm any fan of Apple but this is obesience, literally all the big tech companies are lining up to kiss the ring. Trump is a vindictive small-minded asshole and he's going to have more power than any other person in the country and they all want to be on his good side.