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Apple CEO Tim Cook will reportedly donate $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, Axios reported on Friday.
The announcement comes after Cook met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago last month after the election.
“Cook, a proud Alabama native, believes the inauguration is a great American tradition, and is donating to the inauguration in the spirit of unity, the sources said. The company is not expected to give,” Axios reported.
“Cook, with a consistent presence in Washington, has made it clear over the years that he believes in participation, not sitting on the sidelines, and engaging with policymakers from both sides of the aisle,” it continued.
Cook previously congratulated Trump on his election victory, posting, “We look forward to engaging with you and your administration to help make sure the United States continues to lead with and be fueled by ingenuity, innovation, and creativity.”
RSBN previously reported that several American business leaders are making large donations to the president’s inauguration.
“Some of the planned donations reportedly include $1 million each from Jeff Bezos’ Amazon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Facebook parent company Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg. Others include $2 million from Robinhood Markets and $1 million each from both Uber and its CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi,” CNBC reported.
“Ford is reportedly coupling its own $1 million donation with a fleet of vehicles,” it continued. “Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin also said he plans to give $1 million to the tax-exempt inaugural committee.”
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, donated $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural fund.
The change from the company’s past with Trump, which included banning his accounts following Jan. 6, 2021, was reported by the Wall Street Journal.
“Zuckerberg’s efforts to strengthen ties—which began years earlier—included a November dinner with Trump on the patio of his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., that focused on general relationship-building,” WSJ wrote.
“The dinner capped a two-day flurry of meetings for Zuckerberg advisers at Mar-a-Lago. Senior Meta policy executives Joel Kaplan and Kevin Martin and Republican strategist Brian Baker met with incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, according to people familiar with the matter,” it added.
