Tim Cook is the latest tech CEO to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet pinch President-elect Donald Trump for meal connected Friday astatine his Mar-a-Lago edifice successful Florida, according to The New York Times. It’s reportedly Cook’s first clip gathering pinch Trump since the election.

During Trump’s first term, Cook established a nonstop narration pinch the president that other tech CEOs person wanted to replicate. As Trump prepares for his 2nd term, Cook whitethorn want to talk imaginable tariffs, which could importantly impact Apple’s business.

Cook whitethorn besides want to talk the European Union’s actions against Apple; during his statesmanlike campaign, Trump claimed that Cook called him to complain astir the fines Apple faces successful the European Union, pinch accusations of anticompetitive behaviour successful App Store policies and really it manages platforms for illustration the iPhone and Mac.

Cook’s sojourn follows reports of Trump’s conversation pinch Google CEO Sundar Pichai yesterday and Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos adjacent week. Trump met pinch Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in November.

Tech companies and leaders, including Meta, Amazon, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, person besides been appealing to the President-elect pinch $1 cardinal donations to his inauguration fund.