Did Donald Trump post about Apple CEO Tim Cook bragging that he called him to "kiss my ass"? Yes, that's true. President Trump posted a tribute to outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook on his Truth Social account on April 21, 2026, the day after Apple announced Cook's departure. In the post, Trump recalled that Cook called him early in his first term, writing that he was "very impressed with myself to have the head of Apple calling to kiss my ass."
The claim appeared in an April 21, 2026, post on Truth Social by @realDonaldTrump (archived here) which opened:
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.
This is what the post looked like on Truth Social at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social.)
Trump, a prolific user of social media, posted the message on his Truth Social account, describing his relationship with Cook. He recalled a time during his first term when Cook called him to discuss a problem. Trump wrote:
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 ass."
This screenshot shows Trump's post:
(Image source: post by @realDonaldTrump on Truth Social.)
Lead Stories searched Google News and Yahoo! News (archived here) and found multiple legitimate news outlets reporting on Trump's Truth Social message saying Cook called him to "kiss my ass."
