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Swede

(40,582 posts) Sat Aug 9, 2025, 10:31 AM Aug 2025

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold [View all]

Apple CEO, Time Cook, gave Trump a gift, not a bribe. Tim Apple is a great guy.

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) 2025-08-09T13:36:26.040Z

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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold [View all] Swede Aug 2025 OP

The cost of that bauble is a rounding error on their trillions tinrobot Aug 2025 #1

that would be Tim Apple lapfog_1 Aug 2025 #2

Tim Cook to me looked like another weak OLD FART billionaire doing attention seeking bucket list tier crap? Brainfodder Aug 2025 #3

I wonder what Steve Jobs would think johnnyfins Aug 2025 #4

This is some North Korea shit here. Initech Aug 2025 #5

There's a scene in The Godfather Part II where... Morbius Aug 2025 #6

Presidential gifts TnDem Aug 2025 #7

Until now, that is... Buns_of_Fire Aug 2025 #8

A $400 million 747 flying golden palace costing near a billion to refurbish into a 3rd AF1 Justice matters. Aug 2025 #9

Nope....Doesn't work that way TnDem Aug 2025 #15

Ya know, they took government property last time around MagickMuffin Aug 2025 #16

Documents? TnDem Aug 2025 #17

Nope. Justice matters. Aug 2025 #18

It can't be TnDem Aug 2025 #19

And? What happens when he'll fly away with it and refuses to pay? Justice matters. Aug 2025 #20

Should have given him gold telephone Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2025 #10

Though gifts given to the President were gifts to the people. republianmushroom Aug 2025 #11

Is a lying theif not the president? Swede Aug 2025 #12

makes me wonder mopinko Aug 2025 #13

K&R UTUSN Aug 2025 #14

Funny how this story broke after B.See Aug 2025 #21