Trump recounts Tim Cook call to 'kiss my ass,' in stark look at White House dealmaking

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President Donald Trump praised Tim Cook in a lengthy Truth Social post on Tuesday, calling the outgoing Apple

CEO an “incredible guy” and boasting that Cook had appealed to him when he needed help.

“For me it began with a phone call from Tim at the beginning of my First Term,” Trump wrote. “He had a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix.”

Trump continued, “When I got the call I said, wow, it’s Tim Apple (Cook!) calling, how big is that? I was very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to ‘kiss my ass.’”