When it comes to gaffes, President Donald Trump is king. Most recently, the former reality television star turned politician raised eyebrows with an apparent 69 joke on Twitter, but his most recent viral moment occurred during a series of brief remarks to the press on Wednesday. While heading an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting, Trump referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was seated right next to him, as “Tim Apple.”
Trump just called Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple” pic.twitter.com/gTHHtjWvc9
— Sean O'Kane (@sokane1) March 6, 2019
“We really appreciate it very much, Tim Apple,” the president said to Cook and the cameras without the slightest hint of cognizance.
Needless to say, people lost it online. Unsurprisingly, most of the responses to Trump’s latest verbal kerfuffle were more humorous than political.
folks you gotta admit “Tim Apple” is objectively hilarious
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) March 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/1103428681370763264
This was especially the case for Twitter’s more prolific politicos and comedians, who were quick to apply Trump’s logic for naming CEOs based on their companies to other prominent examples, both real and otherwise.
Tim Apple, the son of Apple founder Steve Apple https://t.co/ik7owDHRvq
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) March 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/1103424021230690307
Getting the whole gang together:
Tim Apple
Jeff Amazon
Elon Tesla
Mark Facebook
Jack Twitter
Sundar Google
Larry Oracle
Mark Salesforce
Daruber
Satya Soft
Reed Flix— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) March 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Muna_Mire/status/1103427455295995904
https://twitter.com/ReformedBroker/status/1103428891312558080
His meeting with the people from Smuckers almost ended in a fist fight. https://t.co/eo8pIqePNH
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) March 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/1103427082678349824
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1103427573885947906
Others, however, were quick to lambast Cook for participating in Trump’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, let alone sitting next to him.
You deserve this for taking a meeting with Donald Trump. You deserve to find old french fries in your back pocket and a video in which he distinctly calls you "My friend Gary Lunch." https://t.co/ZjoDi2omzo
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) March 6, 2019
Whether Trump’s gaffe made you laugh or made you angry, you have to admit that it was a much-needed cure for the many ills Wednesday had produced. From Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek’s cancer announcement to the ongoing R. Kelly and Michael Jackson fallout, it’s been a tough day.
(Via The Verge)