The furor over Minneapolis has tested the Apple CEO’s strategy for navigating Washington.

The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic also weighed in, with Sam Altman arguing that ICE is 'going too far,' though he said the company would not be making 'a lot of performative statements.'

Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a private White House screening of a documentary about Melania Trump, and the timing of the event has seen him facing a vitriolic backlash from critics and customers.

Apple CEO Tim Cook posed for a photograph with an accused sex pest during a private screening of the Melania Trump documentary at the White House. Cook, 65, joined invited VIP guests who watched the vanity documentary Melania just hours after federal agents fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday sent his staff a personal memo after a backlash for attending a VIP party with Donald and Melania Trump at the White House. Cook had gone to a private premiere of the Melania documentary on Saturday night, just hours after the brutal death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was shot dead by a federal agent in Minnesota.

In an internal memo, Tim Cook said he had discussed the matter with President Donald Trump, according to a Bloomberg report.