Why did Tim Cook grovel to Donald Trump and say ‘thank you’ 9 times in two minutes?

At a White House dinner, Apple CEO Tim Cook thanked Donald Trump nine times in under two minutes. Social media users debated whether it was politeness, nervousness, or desperation.

Post Published By: Karan Sharma
Updated : 6 September 2025, 3:03 PM IST
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New Delhi: Recently, US President Donald Trump organized a dinner with CEOs and veterans of big technology companies at the White House. Apple CEO Tim Cook also attended it. A video related to this meeting is going viral on social media. In the video, Tim Cook can be heard continuously saying "thank you" while talking to Trump.

People say that he said 'thank you' 8 times in less than 2 minutes, which made it a topic of discussion.

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Discussion on social media

Some people took it in a funny way and said that maybe Tim Cook was very nervous.

Tim Cook's statement

In this video, Tim Cook was praising Trump's interest in the technology industry. He also announced Apple's plan to invest 600 million dollars (60 crore dollars) in America. During the conversation, he thanked Trump 8 times and also praised First Lady Melania Trump once.

Trump's White House dinner (Image Source: Internet)

People's reaction

Many types of reactions came up on the Internet. Some said that thanking so many times is a sign of uneasiness, guilt, or nervousness. Some called it a sign of frustration rather than respect. Some described the atmosphere as "suffocating" and "demonstrative."

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Another wrote that “Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook were extremely nervous in the meeting.”

Who all were present at the dinner?

Donald Trump had invited many big personalities to this dinner. These include—

  • Bill Gates (Microsoft Co-founder)
  • Mark Zuckerberg (Meta CEO)
  • Tim Cook (Apple CEO)
  • 5 leaders of Indian origin –
  • Shyam Shankar (Palantir)
  • Vivek Ranadive (Tibco Software)
  • Sanjay Mehrotra (Micron)
  • Sundar Pichai (Google)
  • Satya Nadella (Microsoft)

This short video of the conversation between Tim Cook and Donald Trump became the reason for a big debate on the internet. Some people are considering it as normal courtesy, while some are linking it to nervousness and showing off.

But it is certain that this dinner is making headlines not only in the political but also in the discussions of the technical world.

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