Axios.Cook, who is gay, joins several other tech CEOs who have contributed to Trump’s inaugural fund, including Sam Altman, the gay CEO of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, who is similarly donating $1 million of his personal fortune to the fund.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg are also donating $1 million, but through their respective companies.Cook believes the presidential inauguration is an important American tradition and is donating in the spirit of unity.
His contribution is allegedly supposed to signal that he is not partisan, as he has demonstrated that he believes in engaging with elected officials from both major political parties.
Apple itself is not expected to contribute.The CEOS have contributed more to Trump’s inaugural fund than to President Joe Biden’s inauguration four years ago, reports Newsweek.