Key figures in the tech world — from Apple’s Tim Cook to Google’s Sundar Pichai to Amazon’s Andy Jassy — have been making calls to the former president in recent weeks as they brace for a potential second Trump term.
Trump said last week that Pichai, who serves as Google’s CEO, called him after he worked a shift at a McDonald’s drive-thru earlier this month as part of a campaign photo op.
“I actually got a call from Sundar. Sundar, who’s great, from Google, he’s a great guy, very smart. The head of Google,” Trump told a crowd his supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“And he said, ‘Sir, I just want to tell you, what you did with McDonald’s was one of the single biggest events we’ve ever had at Google,’” he added.
Google declined to comment on the call.
The former president also revealed earlier this month that Cook, Apple’s CEO, called him about concerns with the European Union, after the bloc’s top court ruled in September that the iPhone maker must pay nearly $15 billion in back taxes.
Much like with Pichai, Trump offered glowing remarks about Cook following his outreach.
“I believe that if Tim Cook didn’t run Apple, if Steve Jobs did, it wouldn’t be nearly as successful as it is now. I think Tim Cook’s done an amazing job. And I’m not knocking Steve Jobs,” Trump said during an appearance on Patrick Bet-David’s podcast.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also reportedly had a phone call with the former president, according to CNN. Leaders of the Jeff Bezos-owned aerospace company Blue Origin also met with Trump last week.
The overtures from the tech world come as Trump’s chances of success appear to be growing. The former president is now slightly favored to win the election, according the The Hill-Decision Desk HQ forecast.
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