"Look at the pattern. Cook proudly attends Donald Trump's inauguration, lending legitimacy to a man who ran and governs on cruelty. Cook makes frequent pilgrimages to the Oval Office, even presenting Trump with a decorative glass-and-gold ornament, a grotesque symbol of fealty offered to a man whose political prowess thrives on dehumanization. He poses smiling for photos while Trump and his administration systematically dismantle protections for queer and trans people, and gun down innocent people on bucolic neighborhood streets."
"And then there is the moment that should have shattered any remaining illusion about Cook's moral compass. While Americans were reeling, shocked to their core, by the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, amid national grief, rage, and protest, Cook chose to attend a nauseatingly tone-deaf screening of a glossy documentary about Melania Trump. A vanity project soaked in controversy and obscene money. While people mourned, Cook clinked glasses and sucked up to the despicable Trumps."
Tim Cook holds significant power as the openly gay CEO of a wealthy corporation and frequently cultivates relationships with political leaders. He attended Donald Trump's inauguration, made repeated visits to the Oval Office, and presented Trump with an ornate glass-and-gold ornament. He posed for photos alongside an administration that has rolled back protections for queer and trans people. He attended a state dinner in the U.K. with Trump and later attended a screening of Melania Trump's documentary amid national mourning for a recent killing. These actions illustrate prioritization of proximity to power and corporate interests over public solidarity.
Read at Advocate.com
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