I doubt this conversation took place. First Cook is smart enough to know that Trump is a nut job and can't be trusted.
Every post or speech the convicted felon makes contains lies with are constantly refuted with actual fact. Trumpp makes claims that can't be documented beyond "I'm told..." or "I hear..." which dead-ends. High level RNC members are leaving the SS Trumptanic on practically a daily basis.
He's been demonstrating on the same daily basis that TDS doesn't mean what the RNC wants it to mean. Cook knows this goofball won't really help him unless it's good for Trump.
No doubt Cook would ask for help from someone who might actually be able to provide some, but that's not the Grifter in Chief. Trump wants people to believe that everyone comes to him because he is the guy that gets things done. Like building a wall and making Mexico pay for it. So I'm not surprised he's making that claim.
Here's a man who admires dictators, has basically said he'll be a dictator if elected, and will go after Jimmy Kimmel and others who've "wronged" him.
So I find it hard to believe Cook would waste his time trying to talk some sense into him. Further it's been well documented that a reasonable person can't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. So it will take Cook saying it's true before I accept this as even a possibility.
I always find it absolutely hilarious when the leftists indirectly out themselves by making statements about Trump being a "confirmed liar" when all that is based on their watching the news (i.e., America's propaganda outlets).
No, "the leftists" — and every other sane human being — come to that conclusion from reading the court transcripts and judgements.
We also watch his "speeches" and can read scientific studies, official statistics, and historic documents, that directly contradict things he is saying, on camera.
In addition to the situations where HE HIMSELF has admitted to lying or directly contradicts himself — he has publicly admitted to having lost the election in 2020 "by a hair's breadth". So he knows he is LYING when he claims he won in 2020. As does everybody else claiming that.
So while there are things he lies about where we have to base that assumption upon watching the news, there are many, many other things where we KNOW he is lying from countless other sources.
That’s the leader we need to protect American companies from abuses overseas.
The guy isn’t right all the time. But he is most of the time snd that’s better than the competition.
Just needs a congress and senate to support his vision instead of trying to divide.
Feel horrible for apple. They’ve really made such effort to produce the best products in the world and safeguard their customers. Then corrupt entities like the EU SEEK to straight up steal for them by changing goalposts whenever they want more cash. Apple and others need someone who will go to bat for them.
Trump is unfit for office and the EU does not 'steal' anything.
If anything, many Europeans could feel that Apple was 'stealing' from them by shifting earnings out of the EU and only making a miniscule fraction available for taxation.
The EU cannot 'move the goalposts'. The European Court of Justice is there to set things straight when it comes to the final interpretation of EU law and has ruled in favor of many US Big Tech companies.
That’s the leader we need to protect American companies from abuses overseas.
The guy isn’t right all the time. But he is most of the time snd that’s better than the competition.
Just needs a congress and senate to support his vision instead of trying to divide.
Feel horrible for apple. They’ve really made such effort to produce the best products in the world and safeguard their customers. Then corrupt entities like the EU SEEK to straight up steal for them by changing goalposts whenever they want more cash. Apple and others need someone who will go to bat for them.
Trump is unfit for office and the EU does not 'steal' anything.
If anything, many Europeans could feel that Apple was 'stealing' from them by shifting earnings out of the EU and only making a miniscule fraction available for taxation.
The EU cannot 'move the goalposts'. The European Court of Justice is there to set things straight when it comes to the final interpretation of EU law and has ruled in favor of many US Big Tech companies.
Bruh. That’s all they’ve done is move the goalposts. Apple went from doing everything right to all of a sudden being “wrong” just because the EU decided to make new rules aimed squarely at their business model. That’s the definition of moving the goalposts.
And they’re all unfit. But he’s the best of the bunch. He’s got competence, leadership, and ability to do what he says. Versus people who sometimes say nice things but can’t accomplish it. But most of the time they don’t say nice things. They’re too busy crushing girls’ hopes in sports, confusing men and women, getting out people killed while enabling terrorism to grow at the same time with their management of territory departures, unclear on hie string they will be with foreign adversarial bullies, and lying their butts off during debates. Or more recently, not answering any questions, but responding only with “but…but… other guy bad!” Nobody wants some ex run of the mill prosecutor known for sending good people to jail, letting criminals go free, and laughing it off running things. Heck no. In 2020 Kamala Harris ram for president and was the first one to drop out because no one could stand it. If there was an actual primary this year, the same thing would happen. Instead, she gets forced onto the country in the most non-democratic way. The people never got to choose their candidate. There was no vetting or critical comparisons to more deserving candidates. It was just throw the guy who’s not looking so great under the bus and install the vp, who’s been hiding from the spotlight in order to hide from her four years of complete incompetent disaster. How that’s not entirely illegal in something so important as the United States presidential election, is beyond insanity. The democrats calling themselves democratic but this shows they don’t care about respecting democracy one bit. Voting for the other, more normal side seems the only logical snd responsible option. I know this forum is a bit of a liberal echo chamber, but Some of you don’t sound like you are actually pro-Harris. You just want anyone other than trump. The problem is, she’s much worse in reality than he would ever be in your worst TDS nightmares.
irelsnd had the right to offer apple a tax break. Apple had the right to accept. If anyone was guilty, it was Ireland. But they did nothing wrong. Some folks at the EU just needed more funding for their next yacht and castle purchase.
If California offered your business a huge state tax break, it’s not the IRS job to come after you for taking the offer. The authority over you made it ok. So you did the ok thing. Apple was beholden to Ireland and did what any responsible company would do in accepting a helpful offer. They’d it. There is no way to spin thst no matter how hard you try.
No goalposts were moved.
In fact, the original investigation couldn't even encompass all of Apple's activities simply because the law didn't allow for it. There was a cut off point in time.
What happened was that Apple simply fell under the radar for many years and got away with it. Size matters and it has nothing to do with where a company is from. When you start looking into these things you start with the biggest fish first.
When the investigation was finally up and running, the EU could start to check on what was happening.
Ireland definitely didn't have the right to do as it pleased and in the end it was down to Ireland to re-claim the billions. There are treaties in place and yes, sometimes there are disputes about interpretation/implementation which need to be escalated to higher courts. It happens all the time. And the fines aren't reserved for non-EU companies as a way to top up the EU coffers.
Country of origin isn't a consideration. Sometimes a ruling will come down on your side. Sometimes it won't. Sometimes an appeal will prosper sometimes it won't.
EU companies get fined for all manner of reasons, just like non-EU companies. EU countries and regional governments also get fined.
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Every post or speech the convicted felon makes contains lies with are constantly refuted with actual fact. Trumpp makes claims that can't be documented beyond "I'm told..." or "I hear..." which dead-ends. High level RNC members are leaving the SS Trumptanic on practically a daily basis.
He's been demonstrating on the same daily basis that TDS doesn't mean what the RNC wants it to mean. Cook knows this goofball won't really help him unless it's good for Trump.
No doubt Cook would ask for help from someone who might actually be able to provide some, but that's not the Grifter in Chief. Trump wants people to believe that everyone comes to him because he is the guy that gets things done. Like building a wall and making Mexico pay for it. So I'm not surprised he's making that claim.
Here's a man who admires dictators, has basically said he'll be a dictator if elected, and will go after Jimmy Kimmel and others who've "wronged" him.
So I find it hard to believe Cook would waste his time trying to talk some sense into him. Further it's been well documented that a reasonable person can't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. So it will take Cook saying it's true before I accept this as even a possibility.
In addition to the situations where HE HIMSELF has admitted to lying or directly contradicts himself — he has publicly admitted to having lost the election in 2020 "by a hair's breadth". So he knows he is LYING when he claims he won in 2020. As does everybody else claiming that.
So while there are things he lies about where we have to base that assumption upon watching the news, there are many, many other things where we KNOW he is lying from countless other sources.
No goalposts were moved.
In fact, the original investigation couldn't even encompass all of Apple's activities simply because the law didn't allow for it. There was a cut off point in time.
What happened was that Apple simply fell under the radar for many years and got away with it. Size matters and it has nothing to do with where a company is from. When you start looking into these things you start with the biggest fish first.
When the investigation was finally up and running, the EU could start to check on what was happening.
Ireland definitely didn't have the right to do as it pleased and in the end it was down to Ireland to re-claim the billions. There are treaties in place and yes, sometimes there are disputes about interpretation/implementation which need to be escalated to higher courts. It happens all the time. And the fines aren't reserved for non-EU companies as a way to top up the EU coffers.
Country of origin isn't a consideration. Sometimes a ruling will come down on your side. Sometimes it won't. Sometimes an appeal will prosper sometimes it won't.
EU companies get fined for all manner of reasons, just like non-EU companies. EU countries and regional governments also get fined.