Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that he planned to step down from the top job at the company after a decade and a half. Cook was named CEO in August 2011, shortly after founder Steve Jobs stepped down amid his failing health. Jobs died of cancer on October 5, 2011, at the age of 56.
President Trump responded to Cook's announcement, saying the Apple bigwig had an "amazing" career.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 21, 2026
The Truth Social post reads:
I have always been a big fan of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs, but if Steve was not taken from the Planet Earth so young, and ran the company instead of Tim, the company would have done well, but nowhere near as well as it has under Tim. For me it began with a phone call from Tim at the beginning of my First Term. He had a fairly large problem that only I, as President, could fix. Most people would have paid millions of dollars to a consultant, who I probably would not have known, but who would say that he knew me well.
The fees would be paid but the job would not have gotten done. 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 a**."
Anyway, he explained his problem, a tough one it was, I felt he was right and got it taken care of, quickly and effectively. That was the beginning of a long and very nice relationship.
During my five years as President, Tim would call me, but never too much, and I would help him where I could. Years later, after three or four BIG HELPS, I started to say to people, anyone who would listen, that this guy is an amazing manager and leader. He makes these calls to me, I help him out (but not always, because he will, on occasion, be too aggressive in his ask!), and he gets the job done, QUICKLY, without a dime being given to those very expensive (millions of dollars!) consultants around town who sometimes get it done, and sometimes don't.
Anyway, Tim Cook had an AMAZING career, almost incomparable, and will go on and continue to do great work for Apple, and wherever else he chooses to work on. Quite simply, Tim Cook is an incredible guy!!!
Cook will be succeeded by John Ternus, the current senior vice president of Hardware Engineering.
Honestly, if there isn't a Hall of Xeets in his Presidential library I'm going to be very disappointed. https://t.co/imurIuXLvt
— JohnGilmore (@Shabbosgoy) April 21, 2026
This needs to happen, frankly.
I'll give 4 dollars to anyone who can confidently tell me if Trump likes Tim Cook or not. https://t.co/4nXbULRuov
— Ethan Buchanan (@_ethanbuchanan) April 21, 2026
We think he likes Cook.
Cook will instead serve as Executive Chairman of Apple’s Board of Directors.
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