The change comes just after President Trump referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook as 'Tim Apple.'
The apparent gaffe occurred as President Trump was praising Cook for investing United States.
"We appreciate it very much, Tim Apple," he said during the meeting. It's possible President Trump was referring to the CEO and the company separately in the same sentence, as theRegardless, the reference caused quite a stir on the Internet on Wednesday. In a tweet that provides further evidence that Apple is having a sense of humor about the situation, Lisa P. Jackson, Apple's vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, retweeted the following on Thursday:
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