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IBL News | New York
President Trump hosted a dinner for the leaders of the world’s biggest technology companies at the White House on Thursday night, receiving their unanimous praise.
Each participant — including Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — took a turn thanking Donald J. Trump for his efforts to promote investments in chip manufacturing and AI while laying out how much their companies plan to invest in the U.S.
“Thank you for being such a pro-business, pro-innovation president. It’s a very refreshing change,” Altman said. “I think it’s going to set us up for a long period of leading the world, and that wouldn’t be happening without your leadership.”
Tim Cook said Apple is expected to invest $600 billion in the U.S. “I want to thank you for setting the tone such that we can make a major investment in the United States and have some key manufacturing here. I think it says a lot about your leadership and focus on innovation,” Cook said.
Oracle CEO Safra Catz was the most enthusiastic. “You’ve unleashed American innovation and creativity. All the work you’re doing in basically every cabinet post, in addition to what’s coming out of the White House, is making it possible for America to win,” Catz said. “I think this is the most exciting time in America ever.”
Tech titans present included Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and IBM CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was seated directly to the president’s right. Notably from the gathering was Elon Musk.
“The most brilliant people are gathered at this table,” Trump said. “This is definitely a high-IQ group.”
