President Trump has already supported the FBI vs. Apple on what he called foreign applications, and famously I forgot Cook’s namebut overall, Apple appears to have been able to benefit from the Trump administration. The Wall Street Journal says that this is due to a particular technique used by Cook, alongside Trump’s personal lobbying.

“That’s why he’s a great leader, because he calls me and other people don’t,” Trump said. said in 2019.

Cook calls Trump and has meals with him. Apparently, the key to these communications is that Cook addresses them on a single point, a single issue, each time.

For example, in a 2017 exchange, Cook persuaded Trump to reduce his plans for tariffs, after explaining to him how they would increase. iPhone price and help Samsung. Cook will probably have to do this again — the new administration says it will raise tariffs, even if the cost is paid by importers and passed on to American consumers.

Before the new administration, Cook restarted the relationship in congratulate Trumpas virtually all business leaders and foreign governments have done. However, Cook may have also maintained the relationship during the Biden administration, as Trump said that both spoke about EU laws.

“Two hours ago, three hours ago, he (Cook) called me,” Trump said on television. PBD Podcast on October 17, 2024. “He said the European Union just fined us $15 billion… Then on top of that, they were fined another $2 billion by the European Union.”

“Tim…I’m not going to let them take advantage of our businesses – that’s not going to happen, you know,” he continued.

In addition to personal lobbying through calls and meals, Cook has also worked publicly with Trump. In 2019, he gave the President the first 2019 Mac Pro which will be manufactured in Austin, Texas, following a tour of the plant.