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Tim Cook’s Golden Gift

August 7, 2025 at 10:19 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

M.G. Siegler: “First, I simply must apologize to Mark Zuckerberg. As embarrassing and cringe-worthy as his shows of fealty to Donald Trump may have been in the past, they don’t hold a candle to the show Tim Cook just put on – in the Oval Office, no less. I mean, this video is just so comically pathetic that it almost makes you wonder if Cook has been brainwashed…”

“Visitors to the White House bestowing Presidents with gifts is nothing new, of course. The difference here, with this particular President, is all the overtly obvious quid-pro-quo going on.”

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