Apple CEO Tim Cook is the next tech executive to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration committee. according axios. Cook's donation follows similar commitments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, amazon founder Jeff Bezos via amazon, and Meta, as big companies and tech executives work to curry favor with the incoming administration. .
Cook built a personal relationship with Trump during his first term that other tech CEOs are seeking to replicate. He was one of many who congratulated Trump after his victory on Election Day, and axios reports that Cook met with Trump at Trump Tower and his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Anonymous sources say axios that “Cook, a proud Alabama native, believes the inauguration is a great American tradition and is donating to the inauguration in a spirit of unity.” Apple is “not expected” to make a donation for the inauguration. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
