This is why Trump now says he called Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’

Trump says he didn't slip up and was trying to ‘save time & words.’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he didn’t slip up when he referred to AAPL, +3.27% EO Tim Cook as “Tim Apple” at a White House meeting.— NowThis March 11, 2019 Trump tweeted Monday: “I quickly referred to Tim + Apple as Tim/Apple as an easy way to save time & words. The Fake News was disparagingly all over this, & it became yet another bad Trump story!”

Trump made the comment last week. After the session, Cook altered his Twitter profile, replacing his last name with the Apple logo. At a dinner for Republican National Committee donors Friday at his Florida club, Trump complained that his “Tim Apple” flub was “fake news,” said a person who heard them and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Trump’s remarks. Trump’s complaint was first reported by Axios.

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