Tim Cook Bows Down With 24K-Gold Apple Sculpture for Trump—Is It a Gift or a Bribe?🍏

At a White House ceremony on August 6, 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook presented former President Donald Trump with a stunning commemorative piece: a circular disc of Corning Gorilla Glass etched with the Apple logo and Trump’s name, seated atop a 24‑karat gold base sourced from Utah. Inscribed with “Made in USA,” “2025,” and Cook’s signature, the sculpture was designed by a former U.S. Marine now working at Apple.

This gift accompanied Apple’s pledge of an additional $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing investment—bringing its total commitment in the country to as much as $600 billion over four years—and coincided with Trump granting Apple (alongside other U.S. manufacturers) an exemption from new semiconductor tariffs.