President Donald Trump had an awkward moment on Wednesday when he forgot a name and referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook as “Tim Apple.”
Cook was seated to Trump’s right at a roundtable meeting with business leaders that was co-chaired by Labor Secretary Wilbur Ross and one of the president’s daughters, Ivanka Trump, who is also a White House adviser. Trump referred to her as “honey” during the meeting.
Trump, who once claimed to have “one of the great memories of all time,” has something of a history of flubbing names ― as “The Daily Show” was quick to point out:
President Trump plays "Name That Person!" pic.twitter.com/H38cZ8QqQz
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 30, 2019
Others also chimed in with a mix of amusement and frustration:
Tim Apple, the son of Apple founder Steve Apple https://t.co/ik7owDHRvq
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) March 6, 2019
Stable genius calls Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple”, while Princess Nepotism looks on.
— laney (@misslaneym) March 6, 2019
pic.twitter.com/iwj1Yguq8W
Uncle of Chris and Gwyneth's daughter, Apple Apple.
— John Campbell (@JohnJCampbell) March 6, 2019
Tim Apple played himself when he decided to go to a meeting with Donald Emotionally And Morally Bankrupt & Ivanka Macy Put All My Clothes on Clearance.
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) March 7, 2019
Donald President
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) March 6, 2019
Tim Apple
Jeff Amazon
Elon SpaceX
Tim Apple on the streets...
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) March 6, 2019
Red Delicious in the sheets. pic.twitter.com/KieaY1RuOa
i'm pretty sure under ancient norman law, he is now "Tim Apple" https://t.co/aLuCU8l2fJ
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) March 6, 2019
tim apple, whose colleagues include john reddit and bill pornhub
— muna (@Muna_Mire) March 6, 2019
Tim Apple with President Orange
— suppelsa (@suppeIsa) March 7, 2019
🍏🍊 pic.twitter.com/1cI1QkA0an
Getting the whole gang together:
— timmy apple (@RMac18) March 6, 2019
Tim Apple
Jeff Amazon
Elon Tesla
Mark Facebook
Jack Twitter
Sundar Google
Larry Oracle
Mark Salesforce
Daruber
Satya Soft
Reed Flix
Tim Apple. Marilyn Lockheed.
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) March 7, 2019
He does this often.
The confusion is not a bug.
It’s a feature. https://t.co/t9CFSCgcld
I wish Tim Apple would talk some sense into Howard Starbucks.
— Pat Cunnane (@PatCunnane) March 6, 2019
Tim Apple! His brain short-circuited again! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/kpLGKujiIW
— Persian Rose 🇺🇸🇮🇷🏳️ (@PersianRose1) March 7, 2019
"Please, Tim Apple is my work name. Call me Mr. iPhone." https://t.co/8xcbH8p9cy
— Travon Free (@Travon) March 7, 2019
jared nofuckinsecurityclearance
— darth™ (@darth) March 6, 2019
Tim Apple! In fairness, there are people in my phone as Tim Grindr or John Scruff or worse, so who am I to judge?
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) March 7, 2019
I think this Tim Apple thing is gonna be what does him in
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) March 6, 2019
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