Apple CEO Tim Cook's close ties with Donald Trump may explain why the company spends less on lobbying than other tech giants

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Apple has spent less on lobbying than Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Facebook, but CEO Tim Cook has close ties with Jared Kushner and Donald Trump.

Apple spent less on lobbying than Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook has forged close ties with President Donald Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner, the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle reports. If Cook disagrees with one of Trump's policies, he often lets the administration know before taking a stance. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Apple spent less on lobbying than Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook has forged close ties with President Donald Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner, the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle reports. If Cook disagrees with one of Trump's policies, he often lets the administration know before taking a stance. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

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It's Tim Apple 🤦‍♂️

Further proof that people will sell their soups for money virtually every time

Any decent politician would do whatever it would take to make lobbying an illegal activity. Corrupt political system indeed.

You mean Tim Apple?😂

I will try to avoid buying an Apple product ever again

This isa smart ceo

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